Qinwen Zheng vs Maria Sakkari — Zhengzhou Round of 16
Zhengzhou · WTA · Round of 16
CHN#127WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2023 ·
hard
GRE3#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng Q.7-6 6-3
Sakkari M.
Zheng Q.
762
Sakkari M.
630
Qinwen Zheng defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6 6-3 in the Zhengzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32. Qinwen Zheng extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Qinwen Zheng closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Nottingham | R32 | grass | Qinwen Zheng | 4-6 6-4 |
| 2025-03-31 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Qinwen Zheng | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
71
Zheng Q.: 18 days rest · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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