Shuai Zhang vs Viktorija Golubic — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
Viktorija Golubic
SUI
Viktorija Golubic
#52WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
$652kYTD
$5.5MCAREER
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Zhang S.
6-3 6-4
Golubic V.
Zhang S.
662
Golubic V.
340

Shuai Zhang defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Viktorija Golubic came in ranked #52, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-16GuangzhouQFhardViktorija Golubic6-3 3-6 6-4
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassViktorija Golubic6-3 6-7 6-1

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Golubic V.
1st serve in·Even
67%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Golubic V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
21
Break points saved·Slight edge
12
7
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
14

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Golubic V.
Freshness·Even
87
84

Zhang S.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Golubic V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw