Shuai Zhang vs Naomi Osaka — Madrid Round of 64
Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Zhang S.6-1 7-5
Osaka N.
Zhang S.
672
Osaka N.
150
Shuai Zhang defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1 7-5 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-15 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | QF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2017-04-03 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2016-09-12 | Japan Open Tokyo | R16 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast