Lin Zhu vs Danka Kovinic — Taipei Round of 16

Taipei · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
carpet
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Zhu L.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Kovinic D.
Zhu L.
6462
Kovinic D.
1631

Lin Zhu defeated Danka Kovinic 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Taipei round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #130, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zhu 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
Zhu L.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Even
37
33
Break points saved·Dominant
64
28
Break points won·Clear edge
91
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
2

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Kovinic D.
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