Qinwen Zheng vs Daria KasatkinaAbu Dhabi Quarter-final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Quarter-final
#138WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023
hard
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Zheng Q.
6-1 6-2
Kasatkina D.
Zheng Q.
662
Kasatkina D.
120

Qinwen Zheng defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
93
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
80
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
47

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+75 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1757
6.2Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1795
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
4.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
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
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Zheng Q.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%