Hayu Kinoshita vs Lin ZhuW100 Tokyo Round of 16

W100 Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#227WTA
1546ELO
1531Hard ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kinoshita H.
6-2 6-4
Zhu L.
Kinoshita H.
662
Zhu L.
24

Hayu Kinoshita defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 6-4 in the W100 Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142, defending last year's round of 16, but Hayu Kinoshita had arrived on a 6-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kinoshita H.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kinoshita 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

Kinoshita 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
5.5
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
89
99

Kinoshita H.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast