Aryna Sabalenka vs Shuai ZhangHobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Sabalenka A.
7-6 6-4
Zhang S.
Sabalenka A.
7762
Zhang S.
6340

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 6-4 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 7-6(1)
2022-05-09RomeR32clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-0
2021-04-19StuttgartR32clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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

Sabalenka A.Zhang S.
96
Serve
17
39
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
62
Break points saved·Dominant
98
55
Break points won·Clear edge
100
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
96

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 38%