Lin Zhu vs Magda LinetteBirmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
#130WTA
1674ELO
1545Grass ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 June 2023
grass
#51WTA
1831ELO
1669Grass ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Zhu L.
6-3 6-0
Linette M.
Zhu L.
662
Linette M.
300

Lin Zhu defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-0 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51, defending last year's round of 32. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-06RomeR128clayMagda Linette6-3 6-2
2017-01-30TaipeiR32hardLin Zhu6-3 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
86
Break points won·Clear edge
91
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Grass Elo 1545
Surface ELO
6.3+124 Grass Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1831
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
8.2
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
100
98

Zhu L.: 18 days rest · Linette M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast