Shuai Zhang vs Cristina Bucsa — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN4
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2021
clay
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1563Clay ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
Zhang S.
7-5 6-3
Bucsa C.
Zhang S.
762
Bucsa C.
530

Shuai Zhang defeated Cristina Bucsa 7-5 6-3 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-19StrasbourgR32clayShuai Zhang2-6 7.9-6.7 7-5
2022-08-08TorontoR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-3
2022-06-06NottinghamR32grassShuai Zhang7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
60
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
79
Break points won·Slight edge
83
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
27

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Bucsa C.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.8+35 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.2Clay Elo 1563
4.5Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1722
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.6
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
3.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
Freshness·
95
—

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Collins D.[1]
Ruse E.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Collins D.[1]
Zhang S.[4]
6-46-3
Ruse E.
Dodin O.[6]
6-747-606-1
Quarter-finals
Collins D.[1]
Sharma A.[7]
6-16-4
Zhang S.[4]
Danilovic O.
4-66-37-62
Ruse E.
Bronzetti L.
6-47-5
Dodin O.[6]
Cristian J.
6-766-36-4
R16
Ruse E.
Teichmann J.[3]
W/O
Collins D.[1]
Inglis M.
6-46-1
Sharma A.[7]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-47-5
Zhang S.[4]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-16-2
Danilovic O.
Zavatska K.
7-647-5
Bronzetti L.
Min G.
6-36-1
Dodin O.[6]
Diatchenko V.
7-676-4
Cristian J.
Zheng Q.
6-16-4
R32
Dodin O.[6]
Dulgheru A.
6-36-2
Collins D.[1]
Gerlach K.
7-56-3
Inglis M.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-26-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kung L.
6-36-2
Zhang S.[4]
Bucsa C.
7-56-3
Di Lorenzo F.
Savinykh V.
7-56-3
Bronzetti L.
Tomova V.[5]
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Rakhimova K.[8]
3-66-26-2
Min G.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Ruse E.
Minella M.
6-36-1
Cristian J.
Brancaccio N.
2-66-36-4
Zheng Q.
Samsonova L.[2]
6-36-2
Teichmann J.[3]
Bassols Ribera M.
3-66-46-1
Diatchenko V.
Grabher J.
6-37-65
Sharma A.[7]
Stefanini L.
6-41-66-3
Zavatska K.
Cabrera L.
6-26-3