Lin Zhu vs Elena Rybakina — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Zhu L.6-2 6-4
Rybakina E.
Zhu L.
662
Rybakina E.
240
Lin Zhu defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Lin Zhu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lin Zhu dropped just 6 games past Elena Rybakina.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 7-5 2-6 6-0 |
| 2019-01-09 | Australian Open | Q128 | hard | Lin Zhu | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
16
99
Break points saved·Dominant
7
96
Break points won·Clear edge
80
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
97
69
Zhu L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Rybakina E.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast