Donna Vekic vs Saisai Zheng — Washington Semi-final

Washington · WTA · Semi-final
Donna Vekic
CRO7
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Vekic D.
7-5 6-3
Zheng S.
Vekic D.
762
Zheng S.
530

Donna Vekic defeated Saisai Zheng 7-5 6-3 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-25CourmayeurR16hardDonna Vekic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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

Vekic D.Zheng S.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
19
Break points saved·Dominant
86
16
Break points won·Clear edge
91
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
33
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Zheng S.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Vekic D.[7]
4-67-676-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Vekic D.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Zheng S.
Kiick A.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-32-67-68
Kuznetsova S.
Putintseva Y.[8]
6-26-2
Vekic D.[7]
Linette M.
6-17-60
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Bogdan A.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.[8]
Brady J.
7-56-2
Vekic D.[7]
Stollar F.
6-23-67-613
Kiick A.
Boulter K.
6-45-76-1
Zheng S.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[6]
Hibino N.
W/O
Linette M.
Osaka N.[3]
6-23-66-3
Petkovic A.
Stephens S.[2]
2-66-46-2
R32
Linette M.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Kiick A.
Han X.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Ahn K.
6-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Pera B.
6-27-64
Stollar F.
Hibi M.
6-17-66
Zheng S.
Swan K.
6-26-4
Vekic D.[7]
Dolehide C.
6-36-4
Putintseva Y.[8]
Maria T.
6-33-66-4
Bonaventure Y.
Kalinina A.
6-36-3
Stephens S.[2]
Mattek Sands B.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Loeb J.
6-16-1
Hibino N.
Zhuk S.
7-56-4
Bencic B.[6]
Dart H.
7-56-2
Bogdan A.
Makarova K.[4]
7-626-3
Brady J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-16-4
Boulter K.
Krunic A.[5]
6-26-0