Nao Hibino vs Shuai Zhang — Midland 125 Round of 32

Midland 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2022
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Hibino N.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Zhang S.
Hibino N.
66462
Zhang S.
47731

Nao Hibino defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Midland 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nao Hibino claimed a first win over Shuai Zhang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nao Hibino closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-10HiroshimaR16hardShuai Zhang6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

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

Hibino N.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Hibino N.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
39
55
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
78
Tiebreaks·Even
81
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Zhang S.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
99

Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Mcnally C.
Friedsam A.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Friedsam A.
Li A.
6-46-2
Mcnally C.
Stearns P.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Li A.
Hibino N.
2-66-27-5
Friedsam A.
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Stearns P.
Sebov K.
6-46-2
Mcnally C.
Kenin S.
6-30-66-4
R16
Hibino N.
Anderson R.
7-626-3
Li A.
Frech M.
5-76-27-65
Friedsam A.
Vickery S.
6-26-3
Osorio C.
Mandlik E.
6-17-5
Stearns P.
Krueger A.
6-26-3
Sebov K.
Zhu L.
6-46-3
Mcnally C.
Jang S.
6-36-2
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-16-3
R32
Hibino N.
Zhang S.
6-46-746-3
Anderson R.
Scott K.
4-67-637-5
Frech M.
Vandeweghe C.
4-67-56-4
Li A.
Gracheva V.
4-67-656-3
Friedsam A.
Chang S.
6-47-67
Vickery S.
Kalieva E.
5-76-36-3
Mandlik E.
Lee G.
6-47-5
Osorio C.
Bouchard E.
1-66-26-2
Krueger A.
Uchijima M.
6-17-611
Stearns P.
Muhammad A.
6-36-4
Sebov K.
Montgomery R.
7-665-76-3
Zhu L.
Chirico L.
6-46-4
Mcnally C.
Parks A.
6-36-1
Jang S.
Day K.
6-33-66-3
Kenin S.
Mateas M.
7-56-2
Brengle M.
Zhao C.
6-46-1