Shuai Zhang vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022
hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Zhang S.
6-3 6-4
Alexandrova E.
Zhang S.
662
Alexandrova E.
340

Shuai Zhang defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-18StuttgartR32clayEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardShuai Zhang7-6(5) 4-6 6-3
2019-08-05TorontoR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Alexandrova E.
17
Serve
52
58
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Alexandrova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.3

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Alexandrova E.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1695
Surface ELO
6.4+105 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1844
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
4.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
4.4
Country comfort
5.0
Surface transition
7.0
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
Zhang S.Alexandrova E.
Freshness·Slight edge
99
94

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Garcia C.
Kvitova P.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.
Keys M.
6-766-46-3
Garcia C.
Sabalenka A.[6]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Pegula J.[7]
6-17-5
Sabalenka A.[6]
Zhang S.
6-47-61
Keys M.
Rybakina E.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-3
R16
Keys M.
Swiatek I.[1]
6-36-4
Tomljanovic A.
Kudermetova V.
3-67-646-3
Kvitova P.
Jabeur O.[5]
6-14-66-0
Pegula J.[7]
Raducanu E.[10]
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Mertens E.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[6]
Rogers S.
6-46-726-4
Zhang S.
Kontaveit A.[2]
2-66-46-4
Rybakina E.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
R32
Swiatek I.[1]
Stephens S.
6-47-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Bouzkova M.
W/O
Keys M.
Ostapenko J.[16]
6-47-5
Rybakina E.
Muguruza G.[8]
6-36-1
Tomljanovic A.
Badosa P.[3]
6-736-06-2
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.[5]
Mcnally C.
6-34-67-67
Pegula J.[7]
Kostyuk M.
6-756-16-2
Garcia C.
Sakkari M.[4]
7-626-766-1
Sabalenka A.[6]
Kalinskaya A.
6-34-1
Zhang S.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-4
Kudermetova V.
Halep S.[15]
W/O
Rogers S.
Anisimova A.
W/O
Raducanu E.[10]
Azarenka V.
6-06-2
Mertens E.
Pliskova K.[14]
7-636-3
Kontaveit A.[2]
Martincova T.
3-67-56-4
R64
Cirstea S.
Bencic B.[12]
6-26-736-4
Bouzkova M.
Gauff C.[11]
7-51-0
Mertens E.
Kalinina A.
6-16-1
Kalinskaya A.
Trevisan M.
7-627-5
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
6-34-66-3
Stephens S.
Cornet A.
6-16-0
Keys M.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
Ostapenko J.[16]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-62
Rybakina E.
Sherif M.
6-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Townsend T.
6-43-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Krejcikova B.
6-36-3
Halep S.[15]
Potapova A.
6-43-66-3
Mcnally C.
Sasnovich A.
6-33-67-62
Kostyuk M.
Giorgi C.
6-45-76-4
Raducanu E.[10]
Williams S.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[14]
Williams V.
7-56-1
Garcia C.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Kenin S.
6-26-1
Anisimova A.
Kasatkina D.[9]
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Fernandez L.[13]
6-47-5
Zhang S.
Osaka N.
6-47-5
Martincova T.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-746-46-3
Kvitova P.
Teichmann J.
6-727-666-3