Saisai Zheng vs Clara Tauson — Tenerife Round of 16

Tenerife · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021
hard
Clara Tauson
DEN7
Clara Tauson
#30WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng S.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Tauson C.
Zheng S.
77262
Tauson C.
64641

Saisai Zheng defeated Clara Tauson 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Tenerife round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #30.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

Tauson C.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Serve advantage — Tauson C.

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.Tauson C.
—
Serve
56
—
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
Zheng S.Tauson C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
57%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Tauson C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
73
Break points saved·Dominant
16
93
Break points won·Clear edge
71
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng S.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Tauson C.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.9
Surface form
9.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
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
Zheng S.Tauson C.
Freshness·
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99

Tauson C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li A.
Osorio C.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Osorio C.
Giorgi C.[4]
6-47-5
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Osorio C.
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Giorgi C.[4]
Rus A.
6-16-1
Li A.
Begu I.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
R16
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-16-754-1
Rus A.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Schmiedlova A.
Cristian J.
6-27-5
Li A.
Gracheva V.
6-46-2
Osorio C.
Sherif M.
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Tauson C.[7]
7-642-66-4
Giorgi C.[4]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Begu I.
Vekic D.
4-66-27-64
R32
Osorio C.
Svitolina E.[1]
5-76-36-2
Minnen G.
Minella M.
7-57-62
Zheng S.
Masarova R.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[7]
Watson H.
6-42-67-66
Cristian J.
Zidansek T.[2]
7-54-66-1
Sherif M.
Stefanini L.
6-26-0
Begu I.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Li A.
Parrizas Diaz N.
2-66-46-1
Wang X.
Zhang S.[6]
6-26-1
Giorgi C.[4]
Bolsova A.
7-643-66-4
Kovinic D.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Rus A.
Golubic V.[5]
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Sorribes Tormo S.[3]
6-45-77-64
Schmiedlova A.
Juvan K.
4-66-16-4