Simona Halep vs Shuai Zhang — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 28 April 2022
clay
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-2 6-3
Zhang S.
Halep S.
662
Zhang S.
230

Simona Halep defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-08TorontoR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassSimona Halep7-6(4) 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR16hardShuai Zhang6-0 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-3
2012-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
62
Break points saved·Dominant
87
55
Break points won·Clear edge
100
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
78
Tiebreaks·Even
82
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Halep S.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 52 days (−0.7)
Zhang S.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
4.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.9
Prev. match
8.0
7.1
Country comfort
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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
Halep S.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Jabeur O.[8]
Pegula J.[12]
7-50-66-2
Semi-finals
Pegula J.[12]
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Jabeur O.[8]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Alexandrova E.
Anisimova A.
6-46-3
Teichmann J.
Kalinina A.
6-36-4
Pegula J.[12]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Halep S.
6-36-2
R16
Halep S.
Gauff C.[14]
6-46-4
Teichmann J.
Rybakina E.[16]
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Raducanu E.[9]
6-22-66-4
Pegula J.[12]
Andreescu B.
7-56-1
Alexandrova E.
Bouzkova M.
6-746-07-5
Anisimova A.
Azarenka V.[15]
6-16-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kasatkina D.
6-41-66-3
Jabeur O.[8]
Bencic B.[11]
6-23-66-2
R32
Rybakina E.[16]
Siniakova K.
6-01-0
Raducanu E.[9]
Kostyuk M.
6-26-1
Bouzkova M.
Yastremska D.
3-67-636-1
Azarenka V.[15]
Zidansek T.
3-66-16-3
Anisimova A.
Martic P.
3-66-36-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Gracheva V.
7-50-66-4
Bencic B.[11]
Muchova K.
6-34-67-5
Halep S.
Badosa P.[2]
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Sakkari M.[4]
3-66-36-1
Pegula J.[12]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Gauff C.[14]
Putintseva Y.
6-12-66-4
Teichmann J.
Fernandez L.[17]
6-46-4
Kalinina A.
Muguruza G.[7]
6-36-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Osaka N.
6-36-1
Andreescu B.
Collins D.[6]
6-16-1
Alexandrova E.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-47-5
R64
Muchova K.
Zheng Q.
1-66-36-4
Zidansek T.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[16]
Dodin O.
6-27-5
Collins D.[6]
Puig M.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-23-66-4
Kalinina A.
Stephens S.
7-56-4
Fernandez L.[17]
Petkovic A.
6-11-66-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Keys M.
6-786-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Bondar A.
4-66-46-3
Osaka N.
Potapova A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.[12]
Giorgi C.
7-52-67-5
Andreescu B.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-43-66-0
Bouzkova M.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-47-5
Parrizas Diaz N.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-24-66-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Golubic V.
7-656-3
Martic P.
Samsonova L.
7-666-1
Jabeur O.[8]
Paolini J.
7-696-1
Gracheva V.
Cornet A.
1-67-57-5
Gauff C.[14]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-2
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Badosa P.[2]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-0
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.
6-37-5
Raducanu E.[9]
Martincova T.
7-636-0
Kostyuk M.
Tauson C.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Minnen G.
6-30-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-32-66-3
Bencic B.[11]
Begu I.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Rogers S.
7-57-5
Siniakova K.
Konjuh A.
0-66-46-2