Mohamed Safwat vs Zihao Xia — Shanghai CH Round of 16
Shanghai CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2017 ·
hard
Safwat M.6-4 7-6
Xia Z.
Safwat M.
672
Xia Z.
460
Mohamed Safwat defeated Zihao Xia 6-4 7-6 in the Shanghai CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zihao Xia came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mohamed Safwat had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Mohamed Safwat edged Zihao Xia in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast