Kaia Kanepi vs Lin Zhu — Washington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
EST6
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2022
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Kanepi K.
4-6 6-4 6-4
Zhu L.
Kanepi K.
4662
Zhu L.
6441

Kaia Kanepi defeated Lin Zhu 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Washington round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped the opening set before beating Lin Zhu 4–6 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Kanepi K.Zhu L.
—
Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Kanepi K.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 179). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Even
39
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
64
Break points won·Clear edge
70
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kanepi K.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Zhu L.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.3
Prev. match
9.0
5.5
Country comfort
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Kanepi K.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Samsonova L.
Kanepi K.[6]
4-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Kanepi K.[6]
Saville D.
6-36-1
Samsonova L.
Wang X.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.[6]
Kalinskaya A.
6-746-46-3
Wang X.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-16-3
Samsonova L.
Raducanu E.[2]
7-666-1
Saville D.
Marino R.
6-17-5
R16
Raducanu E.[2]
Osorio C.
7-657-64
Kalinskaya A.
Halep S.[3]
7-52-0
Marino R.
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-1
Wang X.
Vekic D.
4-67-56-1
Saville D.
Pegula J.[1]
7-56-4
Kanepi K.[6]
Zhu L.
4-66-46-4
Samsonova L.
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-36-2
Azarenka V.[4]
Martincova T.
7-676-2
R32
Pegula J.[1]
Baptiste H.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Bjorklund M.
3-67-57-64
Marino R.
Williams V.
4-66-16-4
Petkovic A.
Tauson C.[8]
6-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Bucsa C.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.[6]
Minnen G.
6-36-3
Wang X.
Maria T.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.[4]
Yastremska D.
6-46-0
Kalinskaya A.
Brengle M.
6-36-0
Martincova T.
Wang X.
0-66-46-4
Zhu L.
Dart H.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Sherif M.[7]
6-46-1
Samsonova L.
Mertens E.[5]
7-646-4
Tomljanovic A.
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Osorio C.
Kenin S.
7-626-1
Raducanu E.[2]
Chirico L.
6-46-2