Lin Zhu vs Katie BoulterAcapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 16
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
#67WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLW
Zhu L.
7-6 7-5
Boulter K.
Zhu L.
7772
Boulter K.
6250

Lin Zhu defeated Katie Boulter 7-6 7-5 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Boulter came in ranked #67, defending last year's round of 16. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-19BirminghamR32grassLin Zhu7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Even serve battle

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.Boulter K.
14
Serve
21
60
Return
67

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
86
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
99

Zhu L.: 19 days rest · Boulter K.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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