Ajla Tomljanovic vs Saisai ZhengZhengzhou Quarter-final

Zhengzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
#92WTA
1745ELO
1723Hard ELO
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tomljanovic A.
6-1 6-7 6-4
Zheng S.
Tomljanovic A.
66462
Zheng S.
17741

Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Saisai Zheng 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the Zhengzhou quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ajla Tomljanovic came in ranked #92. Ajla Tomljanovic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ajla Tomljanovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-18DubaiR64hardSaisai Zheng6-2 4-6 7-5
2019-01-28Hua HinQFhardAjla Tomljanovic6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Tomljanovic A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Tomljanovic A.

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

Tomljanovic A.Zheng S.
26
Serve
52
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·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
19
Break points saved·Dominant
73
16
Break points won·Clear edge
92
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
40

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

Freshness

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Freshness·
97

Tomljanovic A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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