Lin Zhu vs Eri Shimizu — W100 Gifu Round of 32

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
hard
JPN
Eri Shimizu
#372WTA
1245ELO
1226Hard ELO
28 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
Zhu L.
6-2 2-6 6-2
Shimizu E.
Zhu L.
6262
Shimizu E.
2621

Lin Zhu defeated Eri Shimizu 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the W100 Gifu round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Shimizu E.

Shimizu E.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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.Shimizu E.
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.Shimizu E.
1st serve in·Even
69%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
62%
44%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhu L.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Shimizu E.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
2.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
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
Zhu L.Shimizu E.
Freshness·
100
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Zhu L.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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Draw

Final
Sawangkaew M.
Jones E.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Tararudee L.
Iatcenko P.
4-67-56-2
Kinoshita H.
Koike E.
6-17-62
Jones E.
Preston T.
7-54-67-61
R16
Koike E.
Inglis M.
6-36-0
Jones E.
Shimizu A.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Ryser V.
6-27-5
Iatcenko P.
Ito A.
5-76-26-4
Kinoshita H.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-2
Preston T.
Dart H.
7-51-66-2
Tararudee L.
Naito Y.
6-36-4
Sawangkaew M.
Hon P.
6-16-4
R32
Inglis M.
Ku Y.
3-66-26-4
Jones E.
Kimura M.
7-56-0
Sawangkaew M.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-36-3
Iatcenko P.
Saigo R.
6-26-2
Preston T.
Knutson G.
6-26-3
Ito A.
Watson H.
6-17-65
Kinoshita H.
Liang E.
6-737-56-2
Hon P.
Hosogi S.
6-47-66
Sakatsume H.
Gadecki O.
6-36-1
Ryser V.
Hontama M.
6-36-0
Tararudee L.
Swan K.
6-13-66-2
Shimizu A.
Yamaguchi M.
6-42-66-3
Koike E.
Yamada M.
6-26-1
Dart H.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Zhu L.
Shimizu E.
6-22-66-2
Naito Y.
Thandi K.
6-16-2