Shuai Zhang vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Shuai Zhang
CHN20
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#138WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLL
Zhang S.
6-0 6-3
Sasnovich A.
Zhang S.
662
Sasnovich A.
030

Shuai Zhang defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Shuai Zhang had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-21DohaR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-1 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayShuai Zhang6-2 4-6 6-3
2015-06-25WimbledonQ32grassAliaksandra Sasnovich1-6 6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
38
Break points saved·Even
12
14
Break points won·Even
90
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
59
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
7

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Slight edge
85
94

Zhang S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Sasnovich A.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw