Aryna Sabalenka vs Saisai ZhengDoha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Zheng S.
Sabalenka A.
37762
Zheng S.
66231

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Saisai Zheng 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2019-07-29San JoseFhardSaisai Zheng6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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

Sabalenka A.Zheng S.
96
Serve
39
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
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
63%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
19
Break points saved·Dominant
98
16
Break points won·Dominant
100
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Sabalenka A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw