Lin Zhu vs Xiyu Wang — Osaka Round of 32

Osaka · WTA · Round of 32
Lin Zhu
CHN1
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#89WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Zhu L.
6-4 6-4
Wang X.
Zhu L.
662
Wang X.
440

Lin Zhu defeated Xiyu Wang 6-4 6-4 in the Osaka round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #89. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-24WarsawR32clayLin Zhu6-4 6-2
2023-01-30Hua HinR32hardLin Zhu4-6 6-3 6-0
2020-02-24AcapulcoQFhardXiyu Wang6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Serve advantage — Wang X.

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

Zhu L.Wang X.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Wang X.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
87
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhu L.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Wang X.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1647
Surface ELO
5.7+77 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1772
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.2
Surface form
2.9
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Zhu L.Wang X.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Zhu L.: 18 days rest · Wang X.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Krueger A.
Zhu L.[1]
6-37-66
Semi-finals
Zhu L.[1]
Wang X.[3]
7-57-66
Krueger A.
Hontama M.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Wang X.[3]
Putintseva Y.[6]
7-646-716-3
Zhu L.[1]
Mandlik E.
6-36-2
Krueger A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Hontama M.
Hartono A.
6-726-46-1
R16
Wang X.[3]
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Kalinskaya A.
Dart H.
7-656-2
Mandlik E.
Marino R.
7-53-66-1
Krueger A.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Hontama M.
Podoroska N.[5]
6-36-3
Hartono A.
Udvardy P.
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.[6]
Savinykh V.
6-16-2
Zhu L.[1]
Uchijima M.
6-44-66-1
R32
Wang X.[3]
Teichmann J.
7-636-3
Mandlik E.
Parry D.
7-56-2
Marino R.
Hibino N.[7]
6-36-4
Zhu L.[1]
Wang X.
6-46-4
Uchijima M.
Raina A.
6-46-2
Sakatsume H.
Eala A.
6-06-3
Putintseva Y.[6]
Shnaider D.
6-26-3
Krueger A.
Baindl K.[8]
6-26-3
Kalinskaya A.
Niemeier J.
6-46-4
Dart H.
Fruhvirtova L.[4]
7-55-76-2
Podoroska N.[5]
Yuan Y.
6-43-67-5
Hartono A.
Doi M.
6-23-66-3
Ponchet J.
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Hontama M.
Jang S.
7-50-66-2
Udvardy P.
Maria T.[2]
2-66-47-65
Savinykh V.
Friedsam A.
6-41-66-3