Lin Zhu vs Varvara Gracheva — Tampico Round of 16

Tampico · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2022
hard
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Zhu L.
6-1 6-2
Gracheva V.
Zhu L.
662
Gracheva V.
12–

Lin Zhu defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-2 in the Tampico round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealR128hardLin Zhu6-4 7-6(3)
2024-02-12DohaR64hardLin Zhu6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Zhu L.Gracheva V.
14
Serve
3
60
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (179 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
76
Break points won·Even
91
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
90
Tiebreaks·Even
65
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Gracheva V.
Freshness·
100
—

Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Cocciaretto E.
Linette M.
7-654-66-1
Semi-finals
Linette M.
Marino R.
3-66-36-4
Cocciaretto E.
Zhu L.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Linette M.
Mertens E.
7-56-2
Marino R.
Fernandez L.
6-36-3
Zhu L.
Siniakova K.
6-47-5
Cocciaretto E.
Osorio C.
4-67-656-2
R16
Mertens E.
Krueger A.
6-736-36-1
Linette M.
Zarazua R.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
You X.
6-36-2
Marino R.
Uchijima M.
7-646-786-3
Zhu L.
Gracheva V.
6-16-2
Siniakova K.
Frech M.
6-37-67
Osorio C.
Vedder E.
6-36-2
Cocciaretto E.
Bouzkova M.
2-66-37-5
R32
Mertens E.
Kalieva E.
6-27-5
Krueger A.
Sutjiadi A.
6-27-5
Zarazua R.
Bouchard E.
7-51-67-5
Linette M.
Fernandez B.
6-36-0
Fernandez L.
Mandlik E.
7-686-2
You X.
Friedsam A.
7-646-4
Uchijima M.
Navarro E.
6-46-4
Marino R.
Flink V.
6-37-5
Zhu L.
Grabher J.
6-43-66-0
Gracheva V.
Pigossi L.
6-46-1
Frech M.
Vickery S.
6-46-736-3
Siniakova K.
Parks A.
6-06-3
Osorio C.
Hibino N.
3-66-36-3
Vedder E.
Jani R.
3-66-16-3
Cocciaretto E.
Zhao C.
6-06-3
Bouzkova M.
Avanesyan E.
7-646-3