Lin Zhu vs Sara Errani — Phillip Island Trophy Round of 64

Phillip Island Trophy · WTA · Round of 64
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 13 February 2021
hard
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Zhu L.
6-2 6-3
Errani S.
Zhu L.
662
Errani S.
230

Lin Zhu defeated Sara Errani 6-2 6-3 in the Phillip Island Trophy round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Sara Errani in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-09Indian WellsR64hardSara Errani6-0 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Zhu L.Errani S.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Even
37
36
Break points saved·Dominant
64
8
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Errani S.
Freshness·
100
—

Zhu L.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kasatkina D.
Bouzkova M.[13]
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Collins D.[8]
6-26-766-1
Bouzkova M.[13]
Andreescu B.[2]
6-796-27-5
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.
Martic P.[4]
6-06-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Teichmann J.
6-34-66-2
Collins D.[8]
Peterson R.[16]
6-16-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Begu I.
6-34-67-65
R16
Andreescu B.[2]
Diyas Z.
6-1
Teichmann J.
Tig P.
6-33-3
Collins D.[8]
Doi M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
2-66-16-4
Peterson R.[16]
Gadecki O.
7-56-3
Martic P.[4]
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Bouzkova M.[13]
Da Silva Fick G.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Wang Q.[5]
6-726-26-1
R32
Doi M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
W/O
Da Silva Fick G.
Sasnovich A.
6-32-67-66
Martic P.[4]
Marino R.
6-25-76-4
Gadecki O.
Kenin S.[1]
2-67-646-4
Peterson R.[16]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Collins D.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-736-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-46-2
Wang Q.[5]
Inglis M.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Bogdan A.
6-45-76-2
Birrell K.
Raina A.
6-33-66-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Zhu L.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Tig P.
Jones F.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Brengle M.
7-644-66-3
R64
Lepchenko V.
Hibino N.
6-33-0
Bouzkova M.[13]
Kovinic D.
3-65-0
Blinkova A.
Petkovic A.
4-67-636-4
Raina A.
Cocciaretto E.
5-76-16-2
Jones F.
Zheng S.[11]
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Inglis M.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Podoroska N.[12]
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[14]
4-66-36-3
Diyas Z.
Mchale C.
3-66-36-1
Marino R.
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Gadecki O.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Minnen G.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Peterson R.[16]
Potapova A.
6-44-66-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Samsonova L.
6-766-17-64
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Teichmann J.
Buzarnescu M.
6-756-36-3
Tig P.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Wang Y.
6-36-4
Zhu L.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Birrell K.
Cornet A.[15]
6-27-5
Sasnovich A.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Doi M.
Garcia C.[10]
7-56-3