Vitalia Diatchenko vs Lin Zhu — Taipei Quarter-final

Taipei · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
RUS
Vitalia Diatchenko
#794WTA
1466ELO
35 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
carpet
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Diatchenko V.
6-1 6-0
Zhu L.
Diatchenko V.
662
Zhu L.
10–

Vitalia Diatchenko defeated Lin Zhu 6-1 6-0 in the Taipei quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #130, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Vitalia Diatchenko claimed a first win over Lin Zhu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-07-25PragueR32clayLin Zhu6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Diatchenko V.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Diatchenko V.

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
Diatchenko V.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Diatchenko V.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
15
37
Break points saved·Dominant
22
64
Break points won·Clear edge
69
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Diatchenko V.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Semi-finals
Lisicki S.
Diatchenko V.
1-66-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Schoofs B.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Schoofs B.
Martincova T.
7-633-0
Diatchenko V.
Zhu L.
6-16-0
Lisicki S.
Liang E.
6-46-0
Kumkhum L.
Hibino N.
6-36-1
R16
Kumkhum L.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Jang S.
6-46-3
Schoofs B.
Xun F.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-17-65
Zhu L.
Kovinic D.
6-14-66-3
Lisicki S.
Rybakina E.
6-46-3
Liang E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-36-1
Diatchenko V.
Zhang Y.
5-76-36-2
R32
Xun F.
Duan Y.
7-677-65
Schoofs B.
Zhao C.
6-36-2
Diatchenko V.
Hon P.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Raina A.
7-666-1
Martincova T.
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Grammatikopoulou V.
Ng K.
6-26-2
Liang E.
Haas B.
3-66-06-3
Kovinic D.
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Zhang Y.
Lu J.
6-36-2
Rybakina E.
Frech M.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Kumkhum L.
Han X.
6-36-4
Cabrera L.
Garland J.
6-46-2
Jang S.
Celik S.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Teichmann J.
2-66-36-2
Jorovic I.
Sharipova S.
6-06-2