Kristina Mladenovic vs Shuai Zhang — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Mladenovic K.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Zhang S.
Mladenovic K.
6462
Zhang S.
4631

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's round of 64. Kristina Mladenovic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-28LyonR32hardShuai Zhang7-6(3) 7-5
2021-06-07NottinghamQFgrassShuai Zhang3-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassKristina Mladenovic6-0 6-4
2017-06-19BirminghamR16grassKristina Mladenovic6-4 7-6(3)
2014-03-03Indian WellsR128hardKristina Mladenovic6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

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
Mladenovic K.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
49%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mladenovic K.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
62
Break points saved·Dominant
26
55
Break points won·Clear edge
69
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mladenovic K.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[10]
Bertens K.
7-664-66-3
Semi-finals
Bertens K.
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[10]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.
Sharapova M.
4-66-26-3
Garcia C.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[10]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Bertens K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Pera B.
2-66-26-4
Garcia C.[7]
Goerges J.[11]
6-26-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-36-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-16-4
R32
Pera B.
Konta J.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Barty A.
6-24-66-4
Bertens K.
Sevastova A.[15]
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-3
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Svitolina E.[4]
2-67-636-4
Goerges J.[11]
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Martic P.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-2
Kvitova P.[10]
Puig M.
6-37-68
Kasatkina D.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Vekic D.
2-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.
6-06-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-21-67-5
Stephens S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-16-3
R64
Wozniacki C.[2]
Saville D.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.[15]
Schmiedlova A.
6-34-66-3
Zhang S.
Osaka N.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Sabalenka A.
6-42-66-3
Martic P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
3-66-36-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wang Q.
7-57-66
Vekic D.
Garcia Perez G.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Diyas Z.
6-42-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Kostyuk M.
6-34-66-2
Azarenka V.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[16]
6-37-5
Goerges J.[11]
Babos T.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
7-56-0
Sasnovich A.
Collins D.
7-56-2
Barty A.
Errani S.
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Peng S.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-726-3
Stephens S.[9]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Keys M.[13]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Makarova K.
6-16-0