Clara Burel vs Shuai ZhangMelbourne 1 Round of 32

Melbourne 1 · WTA · Round of 32
#630WTA
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Burel C.
6-3 7-6
Zhang S.
Burel C.
6782
Zhang S.
3660

Clara Burel defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3 7-6 in the Melbourne 1 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Clara Burel claimed a first win over Shuai Zhang in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Clara Burel closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR32clayShuai Zhang7-6(2) 7-5
2020-09-21StrasbourgR16clayShuai Zhang6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Burel C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Burel C.

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

Burel C.Zhang S.
Serve
17
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
55
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
45
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
2.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
78
96

Burel C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast