Hanyu Guo vs Lin Zhu — W50 Guiyang Final

W50 Guiyang · CHALLENGER · Final
CHN
Hanyu Guo
#159WTA
1625ELO
1592Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2025
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Guo H.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Zhu L.
Guo H.
6462
Zhu L.
3611

Hanyu Guo defeated Lin Zhu 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the W50 Guiyang final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142.

Key context

  • Match story: Hanyu Guo came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Guo H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Guo 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

Guo H.Zhu L.
—
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
Guo H.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Guo H.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
37
Break points saved·Dominant
25
64
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
15
Tiebreaks·
—
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Guo H.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 32 days (−0.7)
Zhu L.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1592
Surface ELO
5.7+55 Hard Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1625
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1674
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.8
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
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
Guo H.Zhu L.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Guo H.: 19 days rest · Zhu L.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Guo H.
Zhu L.
6-34-66-1
Semi-finals
Guo H.
Wang J.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Kolodynska J.
6-42-66-0
Quarter-finals
Guo H.
Tian F.
4-66-06-2
Zhu L.
Wang J.
6-16-1
Wang J.
Ren Y.
6-36-2
Kolodynska J.
Liu F.
6-36-0
R16
Zhu L.
Ozeki M.
6-06-4
Guo H.
Kobayashi H.
6-16-3
Ren Y.
Koshiishi A.
2-66-46-3
Kolodynska J.
Wang Y.
6-36-4
Wang J.
Zelinskaya D.
6-26-1
Liu F.
Chen M.
6-16-2
Wang J.
Luo X.
6-26-0
Tian F.
Zhang Y.
5-76-02-0
R32
Zhu L.
Sato N.
6-36-2
Wang Y.
Panshina V.
3-66-46-4
Chen M.
Zhang J.
6-37-5
Koshiishi A.
Liu K.
7-686-2
Wang J.
Huang Y.
3-67-626-4
Liu F.
Ku Y.
6-06-3
Guo H.
Helgo M.
6-25-76-1
Kobayashi H.
Han J.
7-57-5
Luo X.
Savinykh V.
6-26-2
Ozeki M.
Lu J.
6-46-4
Kolodynska J.
Saigo R.
6-36-3
Wang J.
Nugroho P.
5-77-56-1
Zelinskaya D.
Pavlova K.
2-66-26-1
Ren Y.
Matsuda R.
6-06-4
Zhang Y.
Muramatsu C.
7-617-5
Tian F.
Sato H.
6-26-1