Qinwen Zheng vs Paula Badosa — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
Qinwen Zheng
CHN
Qinwen Zheng
#135WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2022
hard
Paula Badosa
ESP1
Paula Badosa
#115WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
Zheng Q.
6-3 6-2
Badosa P.
Zheng Q.
662
Badosa P.
320

Qinwen Zheng defeated Paula Badosa 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paula Badosa came in ranked #115.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

Badosa P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

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

Zheng Q.Badosa P.
—
Serve
21
—
Return
19

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

Statistics

This season
Zheng Q.Badosa P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng Q.Badosa P.
Clutch Rating·Even
93
93
Break points saved·Even
96
95
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Even
99
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng Q.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 42 days (−1.0)
Badosa P.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.5+84 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1748
6.7Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1780
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
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
Zheng Q.Badosa P.
Freshness·Clear edge
88
68

Zheng Q.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Badosa P.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 35 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Samsonova L.
Zheng Q.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Zheng Q.
Kudermetova V.[4]
5-76-37-63
Samsonova L.
Zhang S.
7-646-2
Quarter-finals
Zheng Q.
Liu C.
6-47-5
Kudermetova V.[4]
Haddad Maia B.[5]
6-747-666-1
Samsonova L.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Martic P.
7-56-2
R16
Zhang S.
Garcia C.[2]
4-67-657-65
Haddad Maia B.[5]
Osaka N.
W/O
Muguruza G.[3]
Papamichail D.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-36-4
Kudermetova V.[4]
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-1
Zheng Q.
Badosa P.[1]
6-36-2
Liu C.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Samsonova L.
Wang X.
7-656-3
R32
Zheng Q.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Riske Amritraj A.[7]
6-26-3
Wang X.
Perez E.
7-51-66-4
Martic P.
Saigo R.
6-16-1
Zhang S.
Hontama M.
6-06-3
Osaka N.
Saville D.
1-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Mertens E.
Wang Q.
6-06-3
Contreras Gomez F.
Kenin S.
7-676-4
Samsonova L.
Rybakina E.[8]
6-26-4
Haddad Maia B.[5]
Naito Y.
6-46-2
Papamichail D.
You X.
6-46-2