Saisai Zheng vs Varvara Gracheva — Monterrey Round of 32

Monterrey · WTA · Round of 32
CHN3
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Zheng S.
6-3 7-5
Gracheva V.
Zheng S.
672
Gracheva V.
350

Saisai Zheng defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-3 7-5 in the Monterrey round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Serve advantage — Gracheva V.

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

Zheng S.Gracheva V.
—
Serve
3
—
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
Zheng S.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
74
Break points saved·Dominant
16
76
Break points won·Clear edge
71
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Fernandez L.
Golubic V.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Golubic V.
Li A.[8]
6-26-4
Fernandez L.
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Li A.[8]
Zheng S.[3]
7-56-1
Fernandez L.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-3
Golubic V.
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-4
R16
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Juvan K.
W/O
Fernandez L.
Kucova K.
6-16-4
Zheng S.[3]
Zhu L.
6-16-2
Kalinskaya A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-3
Hruncakova V.
Dart H.
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Paolini J.
2-66-26-2
Li A.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-46-3
Golubic V.
Davis L.
6-36-1
R32
Golubic V.
Blinkova A.[6]
6-46-4
Juvan K.
Osorio C.
6-46-4
Li A.[8]
Rus A.
6-37-5
Davis L.
Sherif M.
1-66-26-3
Kucova K.
Stephens S.[1]
6-26-2
Hruncakova V.
Dolehide C.
6-36-1
Kalinskaya A.
Podoroska N.[2]
6-46-4
Fernandez L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
Dart H.
Watson H.[5]
6-47-61
Paolini J.
Hibino N.[9]
3-66-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Boulter K.
6-46-0
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-26-4
Zidansek T.
Zarazua R.
7-686-3
Zhu L.
Bouchard E.
7-57-63
Zheng S.[3]
Gracheva V.
6-37-5
Stojanovic N.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2