Luksika Kumkhum vs Saisai Zheng — Mumbai Quarter-final

Mumbai · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
THA
Luksika Kumkhum
32 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 October 2018
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Kumkhum L.
3-6 6-4 6-4
Zheng S.
Kumkhum L.
3662
Zheng S.
6441

Luksika Kumkhum defeated Saisai Zheng 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Mumbai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saisai Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Luksika Kumkhum had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Luksika Kumkhum claimed a first win over Saisai Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-16GuangzhouR32hardSaisai Zheng6-7(3) 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kumkhum L.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kumkhum L.

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

Statistics

This season
Kumkhum L.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kumkhum L.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
19
Break points saved·Slight edge
22
16
Break points won·Even
72
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
50
Tiebreaks·
—
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kumkhum L.
Khromacheva I.
1-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Kumkhum L.
Gasparyan M.
6-26-4
Khromacheva I.
Jakupovic D.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Kumkhum L.
Zheng S.
3-66-46-4
Jakupovic D.
Lu J.
6-26-3
Khromacheva I.
Grammatikopoulou V.
7-54-66-1
Gasparyan M.
Kovinic D.
7-644-66-1
R16
Kumkhum L.
Stefkova B.
6-36-4
Zheng S.
Schoofs B.
6-46-2
Lu J.
Hibino N.
6-46-3
Kovinic D.
Raina A.
6-27-5
Gasparyan M.
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Khromacheva I.
Radwanska U.
2-66-16-2
Grammatikopoulou V.
Khazaniuk D.
6-34-66-4
Jakupovic D.
Sharipova S.
6-46-2
R32
Gasparyan M.
Mrdeza T.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Zhu L.
7-656-3
Kovinic D.
Danilovic O.
4-67-56-0
Raina A.
Bhosale R.
4-66-27-65
Gorgodze E.
Shapatava S.
6-26-4
Khazaniuk D.
Vickery S.
2-67-55-1
Grammatikopoulou V.
Ng K.
6-06-2
Khromacheva I.
Kuwata H.
6-16-4
Sharipova S.
Doi M.
6-17-64
Jakupovic D.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-1
Lu J.
Jorovic I.
5-76-16-1
Stefkova B.
Martincova T.
6-46-4
Kumkhum L.
Yadlapalli P.
3-67-56-1
Zheng S.
Thandi K.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-4
Schoofs B.
Fett J.
6-36-2