Lin Zhu vs Naho Sato — W50 Guiyang Round of 32

W50 Guiyang · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2025
hard
JPN
Naho Sato
#611WTA
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Zhu L.
6-3 6-2
Sato N.
Zhu L.
662
Sato N.
32–

Lin Zhu defeated Naho Sato 6-3 6-2 in the W50 Guiyang round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sato N.

Sato N.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Zhu L.Sato N.
14
Serve
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60
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Sato N.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
51%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhu L.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Sato N.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
4.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
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
Zhu L.Sato N.
Freshness·
100
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Zhu L.: 16 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