Tatjana Maria vs Shuai Zhang — Nottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1688Grass ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2023
grass
Shuai Zhang
CHN6
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Maria T.
6-1 6-4
Zhang S.
Maria T.
662
Zhang S.
140

Tatjana Maria defeated Shuai Zhang 6-1 6-4 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's quarter-final, but Tatjana Maria had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 9 on grass.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Maria T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Maria T.

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

Statistics

This season
Maria T.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Maria T.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
31
55
Break points won·Slight edge
78
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Maria T.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Zhang S.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.9+69 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.1Grass Elo 1619
3.8Overall Elo 1703
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1718
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
7.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 8
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Maria T.Zhang S.
Freshness·Dominant
64
96

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Boulter K.
Burrage J.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Burrage J.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Boulter K.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Burrage J.
Frech M.
6-23-67-5
Watson H.
Golubic V.
7-627-5
Boulter K.
Dart H.
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Mandlik E.
6-34-66-3
R16
Dart H.
Kalinina A.[5]
6-07-5
Mandlik E.
Giorgi C.[7]
7-55-76-3
Boulter K.
Snigur D.
7-56-3
Golubic V.
Vekic D.[4]
6-46-1
Cornet A.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-16-4
Watson H.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Frech M.
Zhu L.[8]
6-26-4
Burrage J.
Linette M.[3]
7-56-3
R32
Zhu L.[8]
Parks A.
7-656-2
Watson H.
Niemeier J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Swan K.
2-66-16-4
Vekic D.[4]
Bucsa C.
6-24-66-1
Frech M.
Kartal S.
6-35-76-2
Golubic V.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Snigur D.
Haddad Maia B.[2]
6-46-3
Mandlik E.
Tomova V.
6-23-67-65
Kalinina A.[5]
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-56-3
Dart H.
Marino R.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.[7]
Brengle M.
7-656-2
Linette M.[3]
Gadecki O.
6-46-4
Boulter K.
Appleton E.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Wang X.
6-27-66
Maria T.
Zhang S.[6]
6-16-4
Burrage J.
Martincova T.
7-653-67-64