Shuai Zhang vs Anna BlinkovaShenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Zhang S.
6-3 6-4
Blinkova A.
Zhang S.
662
Blinkova A.
340

Shuai Zhang defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-4 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Anna Blinkova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardAnna Blinkova4-6 6-2 6-3
2019-01-07HobartR32hardAnna Blinkova6-2 0-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Blinkova A.
17
Serve
0
58
Return
47

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%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
62
66
Break points saved·Even
55
58
Break points won·Slight edge
83
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
95
62

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Blinkova A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw