Lin Zhu vs Varvara GrachevaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2024
hard
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Zhu L.
6-1 6-1
Gracheva V.
Zhu L.
662
Gracheva V.
110

Lin Zhu defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealR128hardLin Zhu6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Serve advantage — Zhu L.

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.Gracheva V.
14
Serve
3
60
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
76
Break points won·Even
91
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
90
Tiebreaks·Even
65
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1647
Surface ELO
6.5+116 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1810
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
4.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.4
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
8.0
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
Freshness·
100

Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw