Coco Gauff vs Qinwen ZhengRome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
#7WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2024
clay
#138WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Gauff C.
7-6 6-1
Zheng Q.
Gauff C.
7762
Zheng Q.
6410

Coco Gauff defeated Qinwen Zheng 7-6 6-1 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeSFclayCoco Gauff7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(4)
2024-11-04Riyadh FinalsFhardCoco Gauff3-6 6-4 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Zheng Q.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
6.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
99
93
Break points saved·Even
96
96
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
7.1+207 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Clay Elo 1811
7.2Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1852
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
6.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
54
98

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw