Donna Vekic vs Lin Zhu — Manila 125 Quarter-final

Manila 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Vekic D.
6-4 6-3
Zhu L.
Vekic D.
662
Zhu L.
43–

Donna Vekic defeated Lin Zhu 6-4 6-3 in the Manila 125 quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27MonterreySFhardDonna Vekic7-5 6-2
2015-07-27BakuR16hardDonna Vekic6-4 0-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic 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

Vekic D.Zhu L.
6
Serve
14
36
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
64
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Zhu L.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+89 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1647
6.3Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1674
10.0
H2H
0.0
2.9
Surface form
4.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
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
Vekic D.Zhu L.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Vekic D.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhu L.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Osorio C.
Vekic D.
2-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Prozorova T.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Sierra S.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Prozorova T.
Costoulas S.
4-66-26-4
Vekic D.
Zhu L.
6-46-3
Sierra S.
Tararudee L.
6-36-4
Osorio C.
Eala A.
6-46-4
R16
Costoulas S.
Ma Y.
6-26-4
Vekic D.
Tkacheva M.
6-16-2
Zhu L.
Sawangkaew M.
6-37-65
Tararudee L.
Kudermetova P.
6-46-4
Eala A.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-0
Prozorova T.
Maria T.
7-626-4
Sierra S.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-46-3
Osorio C.
Hontama M.
6-44-66-2
R32
Costoulas S.
Morvayova V.
6-787-646-4
Vekic D.
Okamura K.
6-26-2
Tararudee L.
Waltert S.
6-23-66-2
Sierra S.
Garland J.
6-47-65
Maria T.
Jeanjean L.
7-656-4
Prozorova T.
Emana K.
6-16-0
Ma Y.
Semenistaja D.
6-17-66
Sawangkaew M.
Madis T.
6-46-0
Zhu L.
Sun L.
7-56-4
Kudermetova P.
Kuramochi M.
6-37-5
Starodubtseva Y.
Plipuech P.
6-06-4
Osorio C.
Hosogi S.
6-46-3
Hontama M.
Abarquez E.
6-06-0
Sakatsume H.
Hibino N.
6-37-5
Eala A.
Charaeva A.
6-16-2
Tkacheva M.
Saito S.
6-26-2