Shuai Zhang vs Kristina Mladenovic — Angers Quarter-final

Angers · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 December 2021
hard
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Zhang S.
6-3 6-2
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
662
Mladenovic K.
32–

Shuai Zhang defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-2 in the Angers quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-28LyonR32hardShuai Zhang7-6(3) 7-5
2021-06-07NottinghamQFgrassShuai Zhang3-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2018-05-07MadridR32clayKristina Mladenovic6-4 4-6 6-3
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassKristina Mladenovic6-0 6-4
2017-06-19BirminghamR16grassKristina Mladenovic6-4 7-6(3)
2014-03-03Indian WellsR128hardKristina Mladenovic6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Mladenovic K.
17
Serve
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58
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
Zhang S.Mladenovic K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Mladenovic K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
27
Break points saved·Dominant
55
26
Break points won·Clear edge
83
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Mladenovic K.
Freshness·
99
—

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Diatchenko V.
Zhang S.
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Diatchenko V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Yuan Y.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Diatchenko V.
Noel M.
6-17-5
Yuan Y.
Fett J.
7-53-66-0
Zhang S.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Burel C.
W/O
R16
Diatchenko V.
Vismane D.
2-67-667-60
Burel C.
Shinikova I.
6-42-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-4
Fett J.
Grabher J.
6-32-66-4
Yuan Y.
Minnen G.
6-36-3
Mladenovic K.
Ponchet J.
3-66-36-4
Zhang S.
Blinkova A.
6-16-1
Noel M.
Hercog P.
7-697-64
R32
Vismane D.
Di Giuseppe M.
7-652-66-1
Diatchenko V.
Bucsa C.
6-16-2
Noel M.
Raina A.
7-686-3
Hercog P.
Dodin O.
7-56-0
Burel C.
Jacquemot E.
2-66-36-1
Shinikova I.
Bolkvadze M.
7-656-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Bogdan A.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Grabher J.
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Fett J.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-46-2
Yuan Y.
Kung L.
6-16-2
Minnen G.
Paquet C.
6-46-4
Ponchet J.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Zakharova A.
6-26-3
Zhang S.
In Albon Y.
6-36-3
Mladenovic K.
Stojanovic N.
2-66-45-3