Shuai Zhang vs Arantxa Rus — Lyon Round of 16

Lyon · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN8
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 February 2022
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Zhang S.
6-4 6-4
Rus A.
Zhang S.
662
Rus A.
440

Shuai Zhang defeated Arantxa Rus 6-4 6-4 in the Lyon round of 16 on hard. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Arantxa Rus in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23IstanbulR32clayArantxa Rus6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

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.Rus A.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
15
Break points saved·Even
55
51
Break points won·Even
83
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
0

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Rus A.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+192 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1503
7.5Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1511
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
3.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.3
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Zhang S.Rus A.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
8°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Zhang S.[8]
Yastremska D.
3-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Zhang S.[8]
Garcia C.
6-27-5
Yastremska D.
Cirstea S.[2]
7-654-66-4
Quarter-finals
Yastremska D.
Paolini J.[5]
6-47-63
Zhang S.[8]
Diatchenko V.
3-0
Cirstea S.[2]
Bondar A.
6-36-3
Garcia C.
Van Uytvanck A.[7]
4-66-37-5
R16
Bondar A.
Boulter K.
6-3
Van Uytvanck A.[7]
Gracheva V.
6-26-4
Diatchenko V.
Golubic V.[3]
7-644-66-4
Paolini J.[5]
Korpatsch T.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Bucsa C.
6-26-3
Zhang S.[8]
Rus A.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-42-66-3
Cirstea S.[2]
Voegele S.
6-37-5
R32
Gracheva V.
Kucova K.
7-607-62
Boulter K.
Konjuh A.[6]
5-76-06-3
Garcia C.
Giorgi C.[1]
5-76-46-0
Trevisan M.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.[7]
Zvonareva V.
6-06-3
Golubic V.[3]
Hontama M.
1-66-46-4
Diatchenko V.
Friedsam A.
6-32-66-4
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Zhang S.[8]
Mladenovic K.
7-637-5
Paolini J.[5]
Bara I.
4-67-56-3
Korpatsch T.
Dodin O.
6-31-66-2
Yastremska D.
Bogdan A.
3-67-677-67
Bucsa C.
Cornet A.[4]
1-66-46-1
Bondar A.
Miyazaki Y.
6-756-37-5
Voegele S.
Jacquemot E.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.[2]
Bolkvadze M.
6-36-1