Coco Gauff vs Lin Zhu — Auckland Quarter-final

Auckland · WTA · Quarter-final
Coco Gauff
USA1
Coco Gauff
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Gauff C.
6-3 6-2
Zhu L.
Gauff C.
662
Zhu L.
320

Coco Gauff defeated Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

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

Gauff C.Zhu L.
25
Serve
14
100
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
37
Break points saved·Dominant
96
64
Break points won·Slight edge
100
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gauff C.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 52 days (−0.7)
Zhu L.
3.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
10.0+388 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1647
10.0Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1674
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
4.4
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
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
Gauff C.Zhu L.
Freshness·Dominant
54
100

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Masarova R.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Gauff C.[1]
Kovinic D.[7]
6-06-2
Masarova R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Masarova R.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Kovinic D.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Bonaventure Y.
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Zhu L.
Williams V.
3-66-27-5
Hruncakova V.
Raducanu E.
0-67-5
Gauff C.[1]
Kenin S.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Marino R.[8]
3-66-36-3
Muchova K.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[3]
Grabher J.
6-06-1
Kovinic D.[7]
Davis L.
4-66-36-2
R32
Muchova K.
Wang X.[5]
5-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-666-3
Masarova R.
Stephens S.[2]
6-37-65
Marino R.[8]
Galfi D.
6-37-63
Zhu L.
Brengle M.[6]
4-67-666-4
Ruse E.
Routliffe E.
6-24-66-4
Williams V.
Volynets K.
7-646-2
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.[4]
6-46-4
Kovinic D.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Blinkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-44-67-5
Grabher J.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Davis L.
Zidansek T.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.[3]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-16-1
Raducanu E.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.[1]
Maria T.
6-46-1