Shuai Zhang vs Marina Melnikova — Doha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Zhang S.
6-0 6-3
Melnikova M.
Zhang S.
662
Melnikova M.
03–

Shuai Zhang defeated Marina Melnikova 6-0 6-3 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

Melnikova M.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.Melnikova M.
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.Melnikova M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
46%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Melnikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
0
Break points saved·Dominant
55
4
Break points won·Dominant
83
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
13
Tiebreaks·
82
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Melnikova M.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kostyuk M.
Liu C.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Bondar A.
6-06-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Melnikova M.
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Cristian J.
6-27-64
Voegele S.
Rus A.
6-22-66-1
Juvan K.
Zanevska M.
2-66-17-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kucova K.
4-66-16-2
Q1
Kostyuk M.
Al Naimi M.
6-16-2
Liu C.
Gasanova A.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Perez E.
2-66-26-0
Bondar A.
Bjorklund M.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Bogdan A.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Sharma A.
5-76-16-3
Zhang S.
Parry D.
6-16-0
Melnikova M.
Watson H.
7-56-1
Cristian J.
Eikeri U.
6-16-2
Dodin O.
Dart H.
7-56-4
Rus A.
Bara I.
6-36-0
Voegele S.
Trevisan M.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Pera B.
6-33-0
Juvan K.
Danilina A.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Rakhimova K.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Inglis M.
6-06-2