Lin Zhu vs Lulu SunManila 125 Round of 32

Manila 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026
hard
#112WTA
1637ELO
1654Hard ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Zhu L.
7-5 6-4
Sun L.
Zhu L.
762
Sun L.
54

Lin Zhu defeated Lulu Sun 7-5 6-4 in the Manila 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lulu Sun came in ranked #112, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Lulu Sun in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR32grassLulu Sun7-6(4) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Sun L.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Zhu L.Sun L.
14
Serve
59
60
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
72
Break points saved·Dominant
64
94
Break points won·Dominant
91
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
78

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1647
Surface ELO
5.4+7 Hard Elo edge
4.8Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1637
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
7.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
Prev. match
8.0
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
Freshness·Even
100
100

Zhu L.: 17 days rest · Sun L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast