Donna Vekic vs Lin Zhu — Monterrey Semi-final

Monterrey · WTA · Semi-final
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN5
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Vekic D.
7-5 6-2
Zhu L.
Vekic D.
762
Zhu L.
520

Donna Vekic defeated Lin Zhu 7-5 6-2 in the Monterrey semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-27BakuR16hardDonna Vekic6-4 0-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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

Vekic D.Zhu L.
6
Serve
14
36
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
64
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Zhu L.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+89 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1647
6.3Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1674
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
7.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.1
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
4.0
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
Vekic D.Zhu L.
Freshness·Even
97
100

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Vekic D.[3]
Garcia C.[1]
6-43-67-5
Semi-finals
Garcia C.[1]
Mertens E.[4]
6-36-4
Vekic D.[3]
Zhu L.[5]
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.[3]
Bonaventure Y.
6-25-77-65
Garcia C.[1]
Sherif M.[7]
6-06-4
Mertens E.[4]
Cocciaretto E.[8]
6-26-2
Zhu L.[5]
Dolehide C.
6-36-2
R16
Dolehide C.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Zhu L.[5]
Marino R.
7-642-66-3
Bonaventure Y.
Rakhimova K.
7-621-66-3
Cocciaretto E.[8]
Maria T.
7-657-63
Sherif M.[7]
Wang X.
3-67-666-4
Garcia C.[1]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-36-2
Mertens E.[4]
Ruse E.
6-33-66-2
Vekic D.[3]
Navarro E.
6-36-2
R32
Sherif M.[7]
Osorio C.
7-654-2
Vekic D.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-65-0
Maria T.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-0
Navarro E.
Jeanjean L.
6-46-2
Wang X.
Vickery S.
6-36-4
Rakhimova K.
Siniakova K.[6]
7-662-67-65
Marino R.
Contreras Gomez F.
7-647-64
Dolehide C.
Niemeier J.
6-16-0
Garcia C.[1]
Juvan K.
6-36-4
Cocciaretto E.[8]
Bassols Ribera M.
7-56-2
Zhu L.[5]
Bondar A.
6-47-64
Mertens E.[4]
Shnaider D.
6-06-4
Ruse E.
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Parrizas Diaz N.
Wang X.
7-652-66-4
Bonaventure Y.
Papamichail D.
7-654-66-1
Schmiedlova A.
Bouzkova M.[2]
6-46-2