Shuai Zhang vs Sabina Sharipova — Hong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
UZB
Sabina Sharipova
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Zhang S.
6-3 7-6
Sharipova S.
Zhang S.
6772
Sharipova S.
3630

Shuai Zhang defeated Sabina Sharipova 6-3 7-6 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sharipova S.

Sharipova S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

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

Zhang S.Sharipova S.
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.Sharipova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
47%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Sharipova S.
Freshness·
95
—

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yastremska D.
Wang Q.[6]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Wang Q.[6]
Muguruza G.[4]
6-756-47-5
Yastremska D.
Zhang S.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Yastremska D.
Kucova K.
7-666-2
Muguruza G.[4]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Wang Q.[6]
Svitolina E.[1]
6-26-4
Zhang S.
Saville D.[7]
6-16-3
R16
Zhang S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-746-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Saville D.[7]
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Muguruza G.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Mchale C.
7-56-1
Yastremska D.
Zheng S.
6-36-3
Kucova K.
Tomova V.
6-16-0
Kumkhum L.
Cornet A.[8]
6-44-67-65
R32
Niculescu M.
Jabeur O.
4-67-606-4
Zheng S.
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
5-76-36-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Schoofs B.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Mchale C.
Chong E.
6-726-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Zhang L.
6-06-2
Zhang S.
Sharipova S.
6-37-63
Kumkhum L.
Brady J.
6-17-65
Svitolina E.[1]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[8]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Stollar F.
6-46-4
Tomova V.
Jakupovic D.
6-32-67-63
Saville D.[7]
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Hibino N.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Dolehide C.
6-726-37-5