Ann Li vs Saisai Zheng — Monterrey Quarter-final

Monterrey · WTA · Quarter-final
Ann Li
USA8
Ann Li
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
CHN3
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Li A.
7-5 6-1
Zheng S.
Li A.
762
Zheng S.
510

Ann Li defeated Saisai Zheng 7-5 6-1 in the Monterrey quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #31.

Key context

  • Match story: Ann Li came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Li A.

Serve advantage — Li 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

Li A.Zheng S.
47
Serve
—
49
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Li A.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Li A.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
19
Break points saved·Dominant
83
16
Break points won·Clear edge
87
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Li A.Zheng S.
Freshness·
97
—

Li A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. 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