Donna Vekic vs Lin Zhu | Donna Vekic Wins 6-1 4-6 6-2

UMPIRY

BeijingR64HardSat 3 Oct · 11:00Final1h 54m

Donna Vekic(30)WTA #40 · CRO

Lin ZhuWTA #199 · CHN

SetsGames2

646

162

Donna Vekic defeated Lin Zhu in the Round of 64 at the Beijing hard-court tournament. The match ended with a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in favor of Vekic. Key stats included Vekic's 7 aces and 72% first-serve win percentage, compared to Zhu's 1 ace and 49% first-serve win percentage.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Donna Vekic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–2.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Vekic D. came through in three sets, with seven breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveVekic D. 7 · Zhu L. 4
1st-serve points wonVekic D. 72% · Zhu L. 49%
AcesVekic D. 7 · Zhu L. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 13–1BreakVekic D. · Broke, never broken back
Set 24–2Break backZhu L. · Broke back
Set 24–4Break backZhu L. · Broke back
Set 24–6SetZhu L. · Broke to take the set
Set 33–2BreakVekic D. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowVekic D. broken 4 times · Zhu L. broken 7 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Vekic D.

9/13Zhu L.

5/12

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchVekic D.Zhu L.

Late momentumVekic D.66

10Last 12 points2

12Last 3 games2

7/12Break points4/8

Break of serve

Match statistics

Vekic D.Zhu L.

Serve

7Aces1
6Double faults1
72%1st serve points won49%
69% · 9/13Service games held42% · 5/12

Return

58%Break points won44%
7Breaks of serve4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsVekic D. won 72% of points behind the first serve, Zhu L. 49%. Largest performance gap of the match.+23 ptsVekic D.1st-serve pts won72%Zhu L.1st-serve pts won49%

Double faultsZhu L. served 1 double fault, Vekic D. 6.+5Vekic D.6Zhu L.1

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Vekic D. and Zhu L. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Vekic D. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Zhu L. 2–1 (67%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.

2–167%Vekic D. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Zhu L. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–3Sets4–3

30–29Games32–28

1–1Deciding sets2–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Andreeva M.#5L6-4 3-6 0-6Australian Open · hardW4-6 6-3 6-2Ningbo · hard
vs Volynets K.#74W6-3 3-6 6-4Linz · hardL1-6s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Raducanu E.#100Hard to compareW6-0London · grassW3-6 6-4 6-1Ningbo · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Vekic D. leads 4–0

Vekic D.October 2026BeijingThis matchHard6-1 4-6 6-2
Vekic D.January 2026Manila 125Hard6-4 6-3
Vekic D.February 2023MonterreyHard7-5 6-2
Vekic D.July 2015BakuHard6-4 0-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Swiatek I.View match

Player context

Before the match

Vekic D.Zhu L.1 845ELO1 7501 713Hard ELO1 6631–9Last 104–630Age32179 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $11.0M2026 $816KEarningsCareer $4.2M2026 $233K

Match info

Started11:00 local
Duration1h 54m

Cite this

Donna Vekic beat Lin Zhu 6-1 4-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Donna Vekic vs Lin Zhu — Beijing Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-03/vekic-vs-zhu-beijing-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 3 October 2026).