Qinwen Zheng vs Marta KostyukIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#138WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#13WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
Zheng Q.
6-3 6-2
Kostyuk M.
Zheng Q.
662
Kostyuk M.
320

Qinwen Zheng defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #13, defending last year's semi-final. Qinwen Zheng extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-15StuttgartR16clayMarta Kostyuk6-2 4-6 7-5
2023-08-07MontrealR64hardQinwen Zheng6-2 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

Kostyuk M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Serve advantage — Kostyuk M.

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

Zheng Q.Kostyuk M.
Serve
53
Return
57

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
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
93
92
Break points saved·Even
96
93
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
89
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1832
Surface ELO
6.2+136 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 2057
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.6
Surface form
5.6
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
Country comfort
5.2
Context
6.0
Defending pts
8.5

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
98
69

Zheng Q.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kostyuk M.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw