Arantxa Rus vs Shuai Zhang — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
Shuai Zhang
CHN4
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Rus A.
6-2 6-3
Zhang S.
Rus A.
662
Zhang S.
230

Arantxa Rus defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-3 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Shuai Zhang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-28LyonR16hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rus A.

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

Statistics

This season
Rus A.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
62
Break points saved·Even
51
55
Break points won·Even
86
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Rus A.: 20 days rest · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.
Hercog P.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Parmentier P.
Begu I.[7]
6-36-4
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Wozniacki C.[1]
4-66-30-0
Begu I.[7]
Vekic D.
3-67-616-1
Sakkari M.
Rus A.
6-37-66
Hercog P.
Kuznetsova S.[2]
6-11-67-5
R16
Hercog P.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-1
Vekic D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[7]
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Tomova V.
7-54-66-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.
6-22-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Errani S.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
2-66-26-0
R32
Vekic D.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-12-0
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
7-644-66-3
Krunic A.
Makarova K.[5]
1-66-16-4
Sakkari M.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Aksu A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[7]
Jakupovic D.
7-56-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Oz I.
4-66-46-0
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Cirstea S.[6]
0-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-27-5