Shuai Zhang vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016 ·
hard
Zhang S.6-4 6-3
Halep S.
Zhang S.
662
Halep S.
430
Shuai Zhang defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Shuai Zhang had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2022-04-28 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Simona Halep | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2016-10-03 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2012-03-05 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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