Zhe Li vs Zhizhen Zhang — Shanghai CH Round of 32

Shanghai CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CHN
Zhe Li
#1964ATP
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2018
hard
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
Li Z.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Zhang Z.
Li Z.
6372
Zhang Z.
3651

Zhe Li defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Shanghai CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zhizhen Zhang came in ranked #156, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Zhe Li closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Li Z.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Li 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

Li Z.Zhang Z.
—
Serve
24
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Li Z.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (155 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li Z.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
56
Break points saved·Dominant
58
94
Break points won·Even
18
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
91
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Li Z.Zhang Z.
Freshness·
—
86

Zhang Z.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). 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