Vitalia Diatchenko vs Kai Lin Zhang

Dalian · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final

RUS

Vitalia Diatchenko

#1171WTA

1466ELO

1444Hard ELO

36 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLLLLLLLW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 4 September 2017 · 00:00

hard

CHN

Kai Lin Zhang

36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLLLWWLWL

Diatchenko V.

6-3 7-5

Lin Zhang K.

Diatchenko V.

672

Lin Zhang K.

350

Vitalia Diatchenko defeated Kai Lin Zhang 6-3 7-5 in the Dalian quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kai Lin Zhang came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Vitalia Diatchenko closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Diatchenko V.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Lin Zhang K.

Lin Zhang K.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Diatchenko V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Diatchenko V.Lin Zhang K.

1st serve in·Slight edge

62%

56%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

62%

2nd serve points won·Even

42%

Service points won·Even

55%

53%

Return points won·Even

47%

46%

Break points saved·Even

55%

53%

Aces / match·Even

1.8

1.3

Double faults / match·Slight edge

5.9

5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-slowfavours grinders

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Vitalia Diatchenko vs Kai Lin Zhang — Dalian Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return