Lin Zhu vs Xiyu Wang — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#89WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Zhu L.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Wang X.
Zhu L.
3662
Wang X.
6231

Lin Zhu defeated Xiyu Wang 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #89. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu dropped the opening set before beating Xiyu Wang 3–6 6–2 6–3.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-11OsakaR32hardLin Zhu6-4 6-4
2023-07-24WarsawR32clayLin Zhu6-4 6-2
2023-01-30Hua HinR32hardLin Zhu4-6 6-3 6-0
2020-02-24AcapulcoQFhardXiyu Wang6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving61% hold

wins 54% 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

Serve & return on hard

Zhu L.Wang X.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Wang X.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
87
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Wang X.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Zhu L.: 19 days rest · Wang X.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Mchale C.
Zvonareva V.
6-02-0
Vikhlyantseva N.
Jakupovic D.
7-626-1
Golubic V.
Boulter K.
6-46-3
Bonaventure Y.
Swiatek I.
1-66-26-4
Hon P.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-2
Baindl K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-66
Doi M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-627-5
Hibino N.
Cirstea S.
4-66-16-0
Diyas Z.
Gibbs N.
7-647-5
Zhu L.
Blinkova A.
4-66-47-5
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
4-66-06-4
Voegele S.
Errani S.
6-27-64
Q1
Hon P.
Potapova A.
6-736-46-0
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Glushko J.
6-26-4
Voegele S.
Dolehide C.
6-23-66-3
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-26-736-4
Zvonareva V.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Stollar F.
6-03-67-5
Jakupovic D.
Rus A.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kruger Z.
6-06-0
Boulter K.
Kiick A.
7-55-76-2
Golubic V.
Bouzkova M.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-766-2
Bonaventure Y.
Danilovic O.
6-786-46-4
Mcnally C.
Pliskova K.
2-67-667-5
Bacsinszky T.
Perrin C.
5-76-06-1
Zhu L.
Wang X.
3-66-26-3
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Diyas Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-5
Gibbs N.
Ferro F.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Lao D.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Liu C.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-4
Baindl K.
Kratzer A.
6-46-1