Daria Saville vs Shuai ZhangIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Saville D.
6-3 6-2
Zhang S.
Saville D.
662
Zhang S.
320

Daria Saville defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in defending last year's round of 128. Daria Saville extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardDaria Saville6-4 2-6 6-4
2019-06-24EastbourneR32grassShuai Zhang6-3 6-1
2018-10-08Hong KongQFhardShuai Zhang6-1 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonR32clayDaria Saville6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Saville D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Saville D.

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

Saville D.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·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
55
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
70
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
7.7
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.7
Minutes 14d
5.2
7.0
3-set count
7.0
2.0
Prev. match
4.8
Country comfort
4.3
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
Freshness·
96

Zhang S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw