Haruka Kaji vs Lin Zhu — W35 Osaka Round of 16

W35 Osaka · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#258WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2025
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Kaji H.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Zhu L.
Kaji H.
3662
Zhu L.
6241

Haruka Kaji defeated Lin Zhu 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the W35 Osaka round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #130.

Key context

  • Match story: Haruka Kaji dropped the opening set before beating Lin Zhu 3–6 6–2 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kaji H.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

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

Serve & return on hard

Kaji H.Zhu L.
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Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Kaji H.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Even
68%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kaji H.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
64
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
15
Tiebreaks·
—
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kaji H.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Zhu L.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Injury return: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.2
Surface form
2.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Context
7.0
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
Kaji H.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ma Y.
Liang E.
6-44-66-4
Semi-finals
Ma Y.
Tjen J.
6-16-1
Liang E.
Kuramochi M.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Ma Y.
Shimizu E.
3-66-47-5
Tjen J.
Ku Y.
6-16-2
Kuramochi M.
Guo H.
6-40-67-69
Liang E.
Kaji H.
6-16-2
R16
Ku Y.
Sakatsume H.
7-636-2
Kuramochi M.
Cabrera L.
3-66-47-5
Shimizu E.
Imamura S.
6-36-2
Guo H.
Wang M.
6-26-1
Tjen J.
Ishii S.
6-06-3
Kaji H.
Zhu L.
3-66-26-4
Liang E.
Yao X.
6-36-4
Ma Y.
Shimizu A.
6-26-4
R32
Liang E.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-2
Guo H.
Okamura K.
4-66-36-3
Sakatsume H.
Kawaguchi N.
6-26-2
Shimizu A.
Hartono A.
6-47-64
Kaji H.
Hosogi S.
6-16-2
Shimizu E.
Jang S.
6-26-4
Ishii S.
Saigo R.
6-07-5
Yao X.
Zheng W.
6-25-76-4
Cabrera L.
Arakawa H.
6-46-3
Imamura S.
Sato H.
6-26-2
Ma Y.
Koshiishi A.
3-66-46-1
Tjen J.
Akita S.
6-27-5
Wang M.
Kawamura M.
7-57-5
Ku Y.
Yamaguchi K.
6-46-3
Zhu L.
Matsuda R.
6-27-5
Kuramochi M.
Sema E.
5-76-36-2