Alexander Bublik vs Ze Zhang — Shanghai CH Round of 32

Shanghai CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Alexander Bublik
KAZ
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2018
hard
CHN4
Ze Zhang
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Bublik A.
6-3 5-7 6-4
Zhang Z.
Bublik A.
6562
Zhang Z.
3741

Alexander Bublik defeated Ze Zhang 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the Shanghai CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ze Zhang came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bublik A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

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

Bublik A.Zhang Z.
65
Serve
—
25
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
23
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
77
Break points won·Dominant
67
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
Freshness·
78
—

Bublik A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Kavcic B.
Moriya H.[8]
6-17-61
Semi-finals
Kavcic B.
Kecmanovic M.[7]
4-67-641-0
Moriya H.[8]
Li Z.
6-737-657-64
Quarter-finals
Moriya H.[8]
Bublik A.
6-46-4
Kecmanovic M.[7]
Wu D.
3-66-36-1
Li Z.
Setkic A.
6-46-0
Kavcic B.
Bega A.
6-14-66-2
R16
Kavcic B.
Rodionov J.
6-746-36-4
Bega A.
Kwon S.
7-56-3
Li Z.
Wu Y.
3-66-06-3
Wu D.
Jung J.[1]
6-36-0
Bublik A.
Purcell M.
7-656-3
Setkic A.
Te R.
6-37-65
Kecmanovic M.[7]
Lamasine T.
6-46-3
Moriya H.[8]
Ignatik U.
4-66-36-1
R32
Te R.
Durasovic V.
6-36-3
Setkic A.
Chung Y.
6-36-4
Li Z.
Zhang Z.
6-33-67-5
Purcell M.
Neuchrist M.
6-46-4
Kavcic B.
Peliwo F.[6]
6-15-76-0
Bega A.
Gaio F.
4-66-46-3
Kecmanovic M.[7]
Kelly D.
4-67-686-2
Wu D.
Bai Y.
2-66-26-3
Jung J.[1]
Hua R.
4-67-56-3
Wu Y.
Soeda G.[5]
6-46-2
Rodionov J.
Schnur B.
6-45-77-5
Kwon S.
Ito T.[3]
6-20-0
Bublik A.
Zhang Z.[4]
6-35-76-4
Ignatik U.
Santillan A.
7-666-3
Lamasine T.
Safiullin R.
6-737-646-3
Moriya H.[8]
Yang T.
4-66-36-2