Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Shuai ZhangStuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2022
clay
#64WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Alexandrova E.
7-6 7-6
Zhang S.
Alexandrova E.
77782
Zhang S.
65660

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 7-6 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's quarter-final. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR32hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-4
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardShuai Zhang7-6(5) 4-6 6-3
2019-08-05TorontoR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Serve advantage — Alexandrova E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
62
Break points saved·Dominant
94
55
Break points won·Clear edge
98
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+139 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Clay Elo 1598
6.8Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1718
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
5.5
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Minutes 14d
7.9
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
7.0
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·Slight edge
88
95

Alexandrova E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 45%