Taylor Townsend vs Qinwen ZhengMiami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
#135WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLWLLLL
Townsend T.
4-6 7-5 6-4
Zheng Q.
Townsend T.
4762
Zheng Q.
6541

Taylor Townsend defeated Qinwen Zheng 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Qinwen Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-18MiamiR32hardQinwen Zheng6-1 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Zheng Q.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Zheng Q.
70
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
93
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Dominant
55
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
88

Townsend T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zheng Q.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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