Shuai Zhang vs Petra Kvitova — New Haven Round of 32
New Haven · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2017 ·
hard
Zhang S.6-2 6-1
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
662
Kvitova P.
210
Shuai Zhang defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-1 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final, but Shuai Zhang had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang dropped just 3 games past Petra Kvitova.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | R32 | hard | Petra Kvitova | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Petra Kvitova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2018-04-30 | Prague | SF | clay | Petra Kvitova | 7-6 6-0 |
| 2016-10-31 | Zhuhai | SF | hard | Petra Kvitova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2014-05-12 | Rome | R32 | clay | Shuai Zhang | 7-6 5-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
46
88
Break points saved·Dominant
12
81
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
78
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Zhang S.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast