Qinwen Zheng vs Anastasia PotapovaAdelaide 2 Qualifying Round 2

Adelaide 2 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#135WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023
hard
#27WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng Q.
6-7 7-5 7-6
Potapova A.
Zheng Q.
637772
Potapova A.
775641

Qinwen Zheng defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Adelaide 2 qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #27. Qinwen Zheng extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR64clayAnastasia Potapova6-4 6-4
2024-02-19DubaiR16hardQinwen Zheng6-3 6-2
2023-03-20MiamiR16hardAnastasia Potapova6-4 7-6(4)
2022-08-29US OpenR64hardQinwen Zheng7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

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

Zheng Q.Potapova A.
Serve
11
Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
93
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
89
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Even
99
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
88
100

Zheng Q.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Potapova A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast