Shuai Zhang vs Angelique Kerber — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
GER3
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Zhang S.
6-1 2-6 6-0
Kerber A.
Zhang S.
6262
Kerber A.
1601

Shuai Zhang defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 2-6 6-0 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 1-6 6-4
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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 S.Kerber A.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
87
Break points saved·Dominant
55
91
Break points won·Clear edge
83
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Kerber A.
Freshness·
96
—

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[2]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Sevastova A.
Osaka N.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Wang Q.
Sabalenka A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[8]
Zhang S.
3-66-47-5
Sevastova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.[2]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kontaveit A.
7-56-4
Osaka N.[8]
Goerges J.[10]
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.
Garcia C.[4]
5-77-636-0
Cibulkova D.
Stephens S.[9]
4-66-26-3
Zhang S.
Kerber A.[3]
6-12-66-0
Siniakova K.
Bertens K.[11]
6-46-3
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.[7]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
R32
Sevastova A.
Keys M.[17]
W/O
Zhang S.
Babos T.
6-16-2
Kerber A.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
7-646-1
Stephens S.[9]
Zheng S.
6-16-3
Vekic D.
Jabeur O.
7-656-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Martic P.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-06-0
Goerges J.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-44-62-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Osaka N.[8]
Collins D.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Saville D.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Siegemund L.
2-66-36-2
Siniakova K.
Krunic A.
7-626-2
Garcia C.[4]
Hercog P.
7-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Muguruza G.[14]
7-56-4
R64
Jabeur O.
Halep S.[1]
6-10-0
Siegemund L.
Kasatkina D.[13]
6-34-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.
6-27-62
Goerges J.[10]
Konta J.
6-24-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-0
Kerber A.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Zheng S.
Yastremska D.
6-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-786-46-4
Babos T.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Mertens E.[15]
6-13-66-3
Keys M.[17]
Pera B.
6-36-4
Sevastova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Duan Y.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Makarova K.
6-06-4
Osaka N.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Bencic B.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Krunic A.
Svitolina E.[6]
0-66-47-64
Bertens K.[11]
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Flipkens K.
Boulter K.
4-66-27-5
Garcia C.[4]
Wang Y.
7-6106-746-3
Collins D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-3
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-4
Hercog P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-63
Sasnovich A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-1