Zhizhen Zhang vs Roman SafiullinJinan CH Quarter-final

Jinan CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Zhang Z.
6-4 6-4
Safiullin R.
Zhang Z.
662
Safiullin R.
440

Zhizhen Zhang defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 in the Jinan CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

  • Match story: Zhizhen Zhang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang Z.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Zhang Z.Safiullin R.
24
Serve
0
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Even
6.8
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
68
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Dominant
14
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
86
84

Zhang Z.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast