Kristyna Pliskova vs Lin Zhu — Doha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Pliskova K.
6-2 6-1
Zhu L.
Pliskova K.
662
Zhu L.
21–

Kristyna Pliskova defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 6-1 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kristyna Pliskova claimed a first win over Lin Zhu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-27BakuR32hardLin Zhu3-6 7-5 6-3
2014-09-08Hong KongR32hardLin Zhu1-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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

Pliskova K.Zhu L.
—
Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
64
Break points won·Dominant
12
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
4
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.
Tsurenko L.
7-646-4
Blinkova A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Bucsa C.
6-26-2
Q2
Pegula J.
Potapova A.
6-26-737-66
Doi M.
Bjorklund M.
3-66-16-1
Siegemund L.
Ruse E.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Mattek Sands B.
Shvedova Y.
6-27-5
Blinkova A.
Shibahara E.
6-43-66-2
Bucsa C.
Krejcikova B.
6-37-5
Pliskova K.
Zhu L.
6-26-1
Q1
Pegula J.
Dabrowski G.
6-06-1
Potapova A.
Liang E.
6-26-4
Bjorklund M.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Doi M.
Gabueva A.
6-16-0
Siegemund L.
Klepac A.
6-46-0
Ruse E.
Ibbou I.
7-56-3
Tsurenko L.
Ce G.
6-16-1
Siniakova K.
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-0
Mattek Sands B.
Tig P.
6-36-2
Shvedova Y.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-0
Shibahara E.
Al Naimi M.
6-06-1
Blinkova A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-37-63
Krejcikova B.
Trevisan M.
7-56-4
Bucsa C.
Caregaro M.
6-16-2
Zhu L.
Maleckova J.
7-55-76-4
Pliskova K.
Jurak D.
6-46-2