Haruka Kaji vs Lin Zhu — W35 Osaka 1 Round of 16

W35 Osaka 1 · ITF · Round of 16

JPN

Haruka Kaji

#254WTA

1421ELO

1412Hard ELO

31 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLWWLWLWL

2 — 1

Sets

Thursday, 10 April 2025 · 00:00

hard

CHN

Lin Zhu

#135WTA

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 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #135.

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

Statistics

This season

Kaji H.Zhu L.

1st serve in·Even

68%

67%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

57%

63%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

50%

Service points won·Slight edge

54%

59%

Return points won·Even

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 (83 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Kaji H.Zhu L.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·

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

Haruka Kaji vs Lin Zhu — W35 Osaka 1 Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Clutch

Draw

Serve vs return