Saisai Zheng vs Alison Riske Amritraj — Zhengzhou Round of 16

Zhengzhou · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
USA
Alison Riske Amritraj
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Zheng S.
7-5 6-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Zheng S.
762
Riske Amritraj A.
530

Saisai Zheng defeated Alison Riske Amritraj 7-5 6-3 in the Zhengzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alison Riske Amritraj came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Saisai Zheng narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-10HiroshimaR32hardSaisai Zheng7-5 6-4
2016-06-06NottinghamSFgrassAlison Riske Amritraj6-1 7-5
2015-09-14TokyoR32hardSaisai Zheng0-6 6-4 6-1
2015-06-08NottinghamR32grassAlison Riske Amritraj6-3 6-4
2014-10-06TianjinSFhardAlison Riske Amritraj6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Riske Amritraj A.

Riske Amritraj A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

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
Zheng S.Riske Amritraj A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Riske Amritraj A.
Clutch Rating·Even
19
19
Break points saved·Dominant
16
61
Break points won·Slight edge
71
60
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
27
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[1]
Martic P.[7]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Martic P.[7]
Mladenovic K.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[1]
Kenin S.[6]
6-44-66-1
Mladenovic K.
Svitolina E.[2]
6-44-66-3
Martic P.[7]
Sabalenka A.[4]
7-55-76-4
Tomljanovic A.
Zheng S.
6-16-746-4
R16
Svitolina E.[2]
Putintseva Y.
3-66-17-65
Sabalenka A.[4]
Ostapenko J.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Bertens K.[3]
6-47-61
Martic P.[7]
Ferro F.
3-66-16-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Hercog P.
6-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.[8]
7-56-2
Kenin S.[6]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-3
R32
Putintseva Y.
Zidansek T.
6-15-76-1
Garcia C.[8]
Martincova T.
6-44-67-5
Ostapenko J.
You X.
6-30-66-2
Martic P.[7]
Paolini J.
7-56-1
Tomljanovic A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kerber A.[5]
5-76-47-66
Zheng S.
Schoofs B.
7-646-1
Kenin S.[6]
Paquet C.
6-27-5
Cornet A.
Lu J.
7-616-1
Ferro F.
Yang Z.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Duan Y.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Wang M.
6-36-4