Victoria Azarenka vs Lin ZhuAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
#177WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Azarenka V.
4-6 6-1 6-4
Zhu L.
Azarenka V.
4662
Zhu L.
6141

Victoria Azarenka defeated Lin Zhu 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #177, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Victoria Azarenka claimed a first win over Lin Zhu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR64hardLin Zhu6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
16
Break points saved·Dominant
79
7
Break points won·Clear edge
99
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
3
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Zhu L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw