Lin Zhu vs Venus Williams — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Zhu L.
3-6 6-2 7-5
Williams V.
Zhu L.
3672
Williams V.
6251

Lin Zhu defeated Venus Williams 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Serve advantage — Zhu L.

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.Williams V.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
37%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
37
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
83
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
15
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhu L.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Williams V.
3.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 140 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.3+30 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1617
5.1Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1654
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
1.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
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
Zhu L.Williams V.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Zhu L.: 16 days rest · Williams V.: 19 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