Lin Zhu vs Carol Zhao — W100 Tokyo Round of 32

W100 Tokyo · 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, 20 April 2026
hard
Carol Zhao
CAN
Carol Zhao
#432WTA
1390ELO
1400Hard ELO
31 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Zhu L.
6-3 7-6
Zhao C.
Zhu L.
6772
Zhao C.
362–

Lin Zhu defeated Carol Zhao 6-3 7-6 in the W100 Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhao C.

Zhao C.serving46% hold

wins 48% 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.Zhao C.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Zhao C.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
53%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
51%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Zhao C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
10
Break points saved·Dominant
64
19
Break points won·Dominant
91
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
40
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
30

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhu L.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Zhao C.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.2+247 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.8Hard Elo 1400
8.5Overall Elo 1674
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1390
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
2.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 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
Zhu L.Zhao C.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
94

Zhu L.: 17 days rest · Zhao C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Preston T.
Tararudee L.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Tararudee L.
Iatcenko P.
6-36-2
Preston T.
Hontama M.
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Iatcenko P.
Knutson G.
7-654-66-2
Tararudee L.
Sawangkaew M.
6-26-1
Preston T.
Dart H.
6-26-3
Hontama M.
Kinoshita H.
6-14-67-5
R16
Tararudee L.
Yamaguchi M.
6-43-66-3
Knutson G.
Jones E.
6-46-727-65
Preston T.
Kaji H.
6-36-1
Iatcenko P.
Inoue H.
7-666-3
Dart H.
Sakatsume H.
3-66-06-3
Sawangkaew M.
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Hontama M.
Naito Y.
6-16-757-5
Kinoshita H.
Zhu L.
6-26-4
R32
Tararudee L.
Sawashiro K.
3-66-26-0
Jones E.
Koike E.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Goto R.
6-46-1
Sawangkaew M.
Inglis M.
6-36-2
Inoue H.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-15-76-4
Kinoshita H.
Ito A.
6-36-3
Kaji H.
Ku Y.
6-47-62
Preston T.
Nishimura K.
6-37-5
Hontama M.
Arseneault A.
6-21-67-5
Sakatsume H.
Ma Y.
6-36-4
Naito Y.
Hon P.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Zhao C.
6-37-62
Dart H.
Gadecki O.
6-27-5
Iatcenko P.
Thandi K.
6-36-0
Yamaguchi M.
Kawaguchi N.
3-66-36-4
Knutson G.
Wong H.
6-36-4