Shuai Zhang vs Donna VekicWuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Zhang S.
7-5 5-7 6-1
Vekic D.
Zhang S.
7562
Vekic D.
5711

Shuai Zhang defeated Donna Vekic 7-5 5-7 6-1 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2022-09-26TallinnR16hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-4
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayShuai Zhang7-5 6-4
2015-02-09PattayaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-0
2014-04-14Kuala LumpurSFhardDonna Vekic1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Vekic D.
17
Serve
6
58
Return
36

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
67
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Even
78
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
33

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
97

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw