Zhe Li vs James Ward — Aptos CH Round of 64

Aptos CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
CHN
Zhe Li
#1964ATP
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2019
hard
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Li Z.
6-4 6-2
Ward J.
Li Z.
662
Ward J.
420

Zhe Li defeated James Ward 6-4 6-2 in the Aptos CH round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Ward came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Zhe Li had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Zhe Li claimed a first win over James Ward in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenQ1hardJames Ward7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Li Z.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Li Z.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Li Z.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li Z.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
29
Break points saved·Dominant
58
86
Break points won·Clear edge
18
6
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
36
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
39

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
Johnson S.[2]
Koepfer D.[4]
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Johnson S.[2]
Gerasimov E.[6]
6-26-1
Koepfer D.[4]
Escobedo E.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Koepfer D.[4]
Giron M.[7]
6-16-4
Johnson S.[2]
Soeda G.[10]
6-37-64
Escobedo E.
Dzumhur D.[1]
6-13-67-5
Gerasimov E.[6]
Daniel T.[3]
6-36-4
R16
Koepfer D.[4]
Sarkissian A.
6-37-62
Escobedo E.
Fratangelo B.[5]
7-626-757-612
Soeda G.[10]
Purcell M.
7-636-3
Johnson S.[2]
Broady L.
7-56-1
Dzumhur D.[1]
Lacko L.
6-766-37-69
Daniel T.[3]
Redlicki M.
3-67-57-63
Gerasimov E.[6]
Gomez E.[12]
6-37-5
Giron M.[7]
Gojo B.
3-67-626-4
R32
Purcell M.
Mmoh M.[8]
7-51-66-4
Lacko L.
Eubanks C.[13]
7-617-65
Redlicki M.
Janvier M.
6-36-4
Gerasimov E.[6]
Kokkinakis T.
7-626-4
Gomez E.[12]
Santillan A.
7-647-5
Escobedo E.
Krueger M.[11]
6-46-766-2
Koepfer D.[4]
Li Z.
6-36-4
Johnson S.[2]
Quiroz R.
6-16-2
Soeda G.[10]
Hoyt E.
7-637-5
Daniel T.[3]
Riffice S.
6-46-0
Gojo B.
Couacaud E.[9]
1-66-26-2
Dzumhur D.[1]
Smith K.
6-46-4
Sarkissian A.
Bemelmans R.[16]
6-726-16-2
Giron M.[7]
Redlicki M.
6-26-3
Broady L.
Ramanathan R.[14]
7-626-4
Fratangelo B.[5]
Sinner J.
7-666-3
R64
Quiroz R.
Harris A.
6-36-3
Sarkissian A.
Harrison R.
5-4
Sinner J.
Verbeek S.
3-67-636-2
Kokkinakis T.
Uzhylovsky V.
6-21-0
Janvier M.
Lee D.
6-44-66-4
Redlicki M.
Glasspool L.
7-656-4
Gojo B.
Arevalo M.
6-46-1
Purcell M.
Cressy M.
7-57-67
Hoyt E.
Aragone J.
6-46-2
Santillan A.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-36-4
Li Z.
Ward J.
6-46-2
Escobedo E.
Brooksby J.
6-26-2
Lacko L.
Young D.
6-46-2
Smith K.
Holt B.
6-46-3
Broady L.
Novikov D.
6-24-66-0
Riffice S.
Watanuki Y.
6-26-4