Qinwen Zheng vs Angelique Kerber — Paris Olympics Quarter-final

Paris Olympics · WTA · Quarter-final
Qinwen Zheng
CHN
Qinwen Zheng
#135WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2024
clay
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLWW
Zheng Q.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Kerber A.
Zheng Q.
646782
Kerber A.
774661

Qinwen Zheng defeated Angelique Kerber 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Paris Olympics quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Qinwen Zheng had arrived on a 5-match winning run. Qinwen Zheng claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 5-7 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Serve advantage — Zheng Q.

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
Zheng Q.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng Q.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
91
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Even
89
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng Q.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kerber A.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.7
Surface form
5.7
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
4.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Zheng Q.Kerber A.
Freshness·
99
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Zheng Q.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Bronze
Swiatek I.[1]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-1
Final
Zheng Q.
Vekic D.[13]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Vekic D.[13]
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-0
Zheng Q.
Swiatek I.[1]
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.[8]
6-12-64-1
Schmiedlova A.
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-46-2
Zheng Q.
Kerber A.
6-746-47-66
Vekic D.[13]
Kostyuk M.[12]
6-42-67-68
R16
Swiatek I.[1]
Wang X.
6-36-4
Collins D.[8]
Osorio C.
6-04-66-3
Kerber A.
Fernandez L.[16]
6-46-3
Zheng Q.
Navarro E.[11]
6-777-646-1
Kostyuk M.[12]
Sakkari M.[7]
4-67-656-4
Vekic D.[13]
Gauff C.[2]
7-676-2
Schmiedlova A.
Paolini J.[4]
7-53-67-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Svitolina E.
7-652-66-4
R32
Krejcikova B.[9]
Wang X.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[7]
Yuan Y.
6-26-1
Vekic D.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-36-4
Navarro E.[11]
Tomova V.
6-756-46-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Parry D.
6-16-1
Wang X.
Shnaider D.[15]
6-36-1
Fernandez L.[16]
Bucsa C.
7-646-3
Zheng Q.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Collins D.[8]
Wozniacki C.
6-33-66-3
Kerber A.
Cristian J.
6-43-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Haddad Maia B.[14]
6-46-4
Osorio C.
Yastremska D.
7-646-4
Paolini J.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Gauff C.[2]
Carle M.
6-16-1
Kostyuk M.[12]
Burel C.
7-636-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.[5]
4-66-16-3
R64
Collins D.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-32-0
Wang X.
Noskova L.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Frech M.
6-47-64
Vekic D.[13]
Bronzetti L.
6-27-5
Sakkari M.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-06-1
Parry D.
Podoroska N.
7-667-5
Osorio C.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-46-3
Yastremska D.
Pigossi L.
3-67-56-0
Bucsa C.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Burel C.
Siniakova K.
7-636-4
Kostyuk M.[12]
Sun L.
6-46-3
Linette M.
Andreeva M.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-1
Schmiedlova A.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Rus A.
Gadecki O.
6-46-1
Zheng Q.
Errani S.
6-06-0
Pegula J.[5]
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-07-63
Yuan Y.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-706-2
Svitolina E.
Uchijima M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.
Osaka N.
7-56-3
Gauff C.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-0
Navarro E.[11]
Grabher J.
6-26-0
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Gracheva V.
6-44-66-0
Wozniacki C.
Sherif M.
2-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Tauson C.
6-26-3
Paolini J.[4]
Bogdan A.
7-56-3
Swiatek I.[1]
Begu I.
6-27-5
Fernandez L.[16]
Muchova K.
6-14-66-2
Shnaider D.[15]
Cocciaretto E.
6-27-5
Carle M.
Maria T.
6-06-0
Cristian J.
Garcia C.[17]
5-76-36-4