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James Hignett vs Michael Zhu — Nottingham 4 Qualifying Semi-final

Nottingham 4Semi-finalQualifyingGrassSun 5 Jul · 16:40Final
James HignettGBR
Michael Zhu(8)USA
SetsGames0
43
2
66

Michael Zhu defeated James Hignett in the semifinals of the Nottingham 4 grass tournament, winning 6-4, 6-3. Zhu and Hignett were even in aces and double faults, but Zhu converted a higher percentage of break points and took more service breaks. The win advanced Zhu to the final.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

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

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Zhu M. took it in straight sets, breaking twice in each.

  • Breaks of serveZhu M. 4 · Hignett J. 2
  • AcesZhu M. 6 · Hignett J. 6
  • Double faultsZhu M. 3 · Hignett J. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 12–3Break backHignett J. · Broke back
  2. Set 14–6SetZhu M. · Broke to take the set
  3. Set 23–4Break backHignett J. · Broke back
  4. Set 23–5BreakZhu M. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowHignett J. broken 4 times · Zhu M. broken twice.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Hignett J.
5/9Zhu M.
8/10
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchHignett J.Zhu M.
EvenHignett J.Zhu M.
Late momentumZhu M.38
4Last 12 points8
9Last 3 games7
2/7Break points4/9

Break of serve

Match statistics

Hignett J.Zhu M.
Serve
  • 6Aces6
  • 3Double faults3
  • 56% · 5/9Service games held80% · 8/10
Return
  • 29%Break points won40%
  • 2Breaks of serve4

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Zhu M. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match
Hignett J.Zhu M.1 478ELO1 5111 496Grass ELO1 5000–5Last 102–833Age33RightPlaysRight

Match info

  • Started16:40 local

Cite this

Michael Zhu beat James Hignett 4-6 3-6. Umpiry, "James Hignett vs Michael Zhu — Nottingham 4 Qualifying Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-05/hignett-vs-zhu-nottingham-4-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 5 July 2026).