Saisai Zheng vs Lin Zhu — Nanchang Semi-final

Nanchang · WTA · Semi-final
CHN6
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2018
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Zheng S.
6-3 1-6 6-2
Zhu L.
Zheng S.
6162
Zhu L.
3621

Saisai Zheng defeated Lin Zhu 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the Nanchang semi-final on hard. Saisai Zheng extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-15MonterreyR16hardSaisai Zheng6-1 6-2
2017-02-27Kuala LumpurR32hardSaisai Zheng7-6(5) 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng 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

Zheng S.Zhu L.
—
Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Zheng S.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
19
37
Break points saved·Dominant
16
64
Break points won·Clear edge
71
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng S.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 18 days rest. 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