Diana Shnaider vs Lin ZhuNingbo Quarter-final

Ningbo · WTA · Quarter-final
#15WTA
1891ELO
1833Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$6.1MCAREER
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Shnaider D.
2-6 6-3 6-1
Zhu L.
Shnaider D.
2662
Zhu L.
6311

Diana Shnaider defeated Lin Zhu 2-6 6-3 6-1 in the Ningbo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Diana Shnaider came in ranked #15, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Diana Shnaider extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-29Hua HinFhardDiana Shnaider6-3 2-6 6-1
2023-10-16NanchangR32hardDiana Shnaider6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Shnaider D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Shnaider D.

Serve advantage — Zhu L.

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

Shnaider D.Zhu L.
41
Serve
14
37
Return
60

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
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
37
Break points saved·Dominant
94
64
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+186 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Hard Elo 1647
7.7Overall Elo 1891
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1674
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.7
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
8.8
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
5.5
Context
6.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
93
100

Shnaider D.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Zhu L.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
34°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 47%