Ze Zhang vs Michael Venus — CHN vs NZL Round Robin
CHN vs NZL · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 2 February 2018 ·
hard
Zhang Z.5-7 6-1 6-2
Venus M.
Zhang Z.
5662
Venus M.
7121
Ze Zhang defeated Michael Venus 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the CHN vs NZL round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Venus came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ze Zhang had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Ze Zhang claimed a first win over Michael Venus in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ze Zhang dropped the opening set before beating Michael Venus 5–7 6–1 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-06 | Davis Cup G1 R1: NZL vs CHN | RR | hard | Michael Venus | 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-7 9-7 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
50%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
47%
27%
Service points won·Clear edge
62%
50%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
29%
Break points saved·Dominant
65%
38%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.