Sofia Kenin vs Lin Zhu — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Kenin S.
6-2 6-2
Zhu L.
Kenin S.
662
Zhu L.
220

Sofia Kenin defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 6-2 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #106.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

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

Kenin S.Zhu L.
13
Serve
14
0
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
37
Break points saved·Dominant
92
64
Break points won·Slight edge
85
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
15
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Zhu L.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+12 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1647
6.0Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1674
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
6.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
6.1
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.4
Country comfort
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
Kenin S.Zhu L.
Freshness·Slight edge
94
100

Kenin S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Davis L.
Cocciaretto E.
7-606-2
Semi-finals
Davis L.
Blinkova A.
6-36-3
Cocciaretto E.
Kenin S.
7-54-66-1
Quarter-finals
Cocciaretto E.
Pera B.[6]
5-77-686-4
Kenin S.
Kalinina A.[5]
4-66-36-1
Davis L.
Wang X.
6-36-3
Blinkova A.
Putintseva Y.[8]
6-36-4
R16
Kenin S.
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Bouzkova M.[1]
7-56-4
Pera B.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-736-4
Cocciaretto E.
Paolini J.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Bonaventure Y.
7-616-3
Kalinina A.[5]
Maria T.
4-66-36-3
Wang X.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-54-66-3
Putintseva Y.[8]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-26-3
R32
Blinkova A.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.[8]
Liu C.
6-26-4
Davis L.
Stephens S.[4]
6-26-2
Bonaventure Y.
Zidansek T.
6-726-26-2
Kenin S.
Zhu L.
6-26-2
Cocciaretto E.
Cornet A.[3]
6-46-2
Maria T.
Gibson T.
6-36-2
Bouzkova M.[1]
Cristian J.
7-626-3
Kalinina A.[5]
Marino R.
6-26-1
Parrizas Diaz N.
Sherif M.
2-66-26-1
Zanevska M.
Mertens E.[2]
6-46-4
Wang X.
Gadecki O.
6-47-5
Siegemund L.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Paolini J.
Tig P.
6-36-1
Pera B.[6]
Brengle M.
6-46-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Linette M.[7]
6-41-66-4