Varvara Lepchenko vs Shuai Zhang — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#184WTA
1578ELO
1465Grass ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2014 ·
grass
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Lepchenko V.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
5662
Zhang S.
7411

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Shuai Zhang 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Varvara Lepchenko narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23MeridaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128clayVarvara Lepchenko6-3 6-3
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayShuai Zhang6-1 6-1
2017-06-26EastbourneR64grassShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2016-09-12Japan Open TokyoQFhardShuai Zhang6-7 6-1 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenR32hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
17
12
Break points won·Dominant
56
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
Freshness·Clear edge
97
78

Lepchenko V.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhang S.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw