Donna Vekic vs Saisai Zheng — Courmayeur Round of 16

Courmayeur · WTA · Round of 16
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Vekic D.
6-3 6-4
Zheng S.
Vekic D.
662
Zheng S.
340

Donna Vekic defeated Saisai Zheng 6-3 6-4 in the Courmayeur round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30WashingtonSFhardDonna Vekic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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

Vekic D.Zheng S.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
19
Break points saved·Dominant
86
16
Break points won·Clear edge
91
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
33
40

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Zheng S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
5.1
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
6.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Vekic D.Zheng S.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vekic D.
Tauson C.[5]
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Paolini J.[7]
6-26-0
Tauson C.[5]
Samsonova L.[3]
4-67-686-4
Quarter-finals
Paolini J.[7]
Yastremska D.[10]
6-47-64
Vekic D.
Wang X.
6-46-4
Samsonova L.[3]
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-2
Tauson C.[5]
Li A.[9]
3-66-46-2
R16
Kalinskaya A.
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
6-30-66-3
Paolini J.[7]
Stefanini L.
6-47-5
Yastremska D.[10]
Baindl K.
6-13-67-5
Vekic D.
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Zhang S.[8]
7-656-4
Samsonova L.[3]
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Tauson C.[5]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-46-1
Li A.[9]
Frech M.
5-76-36-1
R32
Wang X.
Bucsa C.
6-15-0
Kalinskaya A.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Li A.[9]
Rakhimova K.
4-66-36-4
Yastremska D.[10]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-1
Baindl K.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-3
Paolini J.[7]
Di Giuseppe M.
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Zheng Q.
7-616-2
Bolsova A.
Hsieh S.
6-16-726-4
Gatto Monticone G.
Caregaro M.
6-47-63
Tauson C.[5]
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Stefanini L.
Minella M.
6-33-67-5
Zheng S.
Martic P.[4]
6-36-4
Zhang S.[8]
Pieri J.
6-16-3
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Raina A.
6-16-1
Samsonova L.[3]
Wagner S.
6-36-0
Frech M.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4