Lin Zhu vs Shuai Zhang — Nanchang Quarter-final

Nanchang · WTA · Quarter-final
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2018
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN1
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Zhu L.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Zhang S.
Zhu L.
77462
Zhang S.
63611

Lin Zhu defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Nanchang quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's round of 32. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-09NanchangR16hardLin Zhu6-0 1-0 RET
2016-07-18WashingtonR64hardShuai Zhang7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Zhu L.Zhang S.
14
Serve
17
60
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
55
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
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
Zhu L.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
100
99

Zhu L.: 19 days rest · Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang Q.[2]
Zheng S.[6]
7-54-0
Semi-finals
Zheng S.[6]
Zhu L.
6-31-66-2
Wang Q.[2]
Linette M.[3]
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Linette M.[3]
Liang E.
6-34-66-2
Zhu L.
Zhang S.[1]
7-634-66-1
Zheng S.[6]
Xun F.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[2]
Liu F.
6-36-0
R16
Zhu L.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Liang E.
Plipuech P.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[2]
Sharipova S.
6-43-66-2
Zheng S.[6]
Thandi K.
6-46-0
Zhang S.[1]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-1
Linette M.[3]
Hozumi E.
6-37-5
Xun F.
Lu J.
6-47-5
Liu F.
Han X.[8]
6-36-3
R32
Plipuech P.
Diatchenko V.[5]
4-66-43-1
Wang Q.[2]
Raina A.
6-26-1
Zheng S.[6]
Kato M.
6-36-0
Thandi K.
Lu J.
6-33-67-5
Zhu L.
Duan Y.[7]
6-26-3
Xun F.
Kobori M.
7-636-0
Sharipova S.
Shimizu A.
6-26-0
Linette M.[3]
Jang S.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Xu S.
6-16-4
Martincova T.
Zhang Y.
6-36-4
Liu F.
Kuwata H.
7-56-3
Hozumi E.
Cako J.
3-66-16-2
Lu J.
Nara K.[4]
3-66-26-4
Han X.[8]
Namigata J.
6-46-0
Liang E.
Zheng W.
6-36-3
Zhang S.[1]
Lisicki S.
7-606-3