Dayana Yastremska vs Shuai ZhangHong Kong Semi-final

Hong Kong · WTA · Semi-final
#67WTA
1792ELO
1733Hard ELO
$505kYTD
$6.5MCAREER
26 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Yastremska D.
7-5 6-4
Zhang S.
Yastremska D.
762
Zhang S.
540

Dayana Yastremska defeated Shuai Zhang 7-5 6-4 in the Hong Kong semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Dayana Yastremska narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR128hardDayana Yastremska6-3 6-2
2022-06-13BirminghamQFgrassShuai Zhang7-5 6-4
2022-02-28LyonFhardShuai Zhang3-6 6-3 6-4
2019-07-01WimbledonR16grassShuai Zhang6-4 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Yastremska D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Yastremska D.

Even serve battle

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

Yastremska D.Zhang S.
11
Serve
17
25
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
77
62
Break points saved·Dominant
89
55
Break points won·Slight edge
92
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
96

Yastremska D.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast