Leylah Fernandez vs Qinwen Zheng — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2024 ·
hard
CHN5#127WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Fernandez L.7-5 6-3
Zheng Q.
Fernandez L.
762
Zheng Q.
530
Leylah Fernandez defeated Qinwen Zheng 7-5 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Leylah Fernandez narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Leylah Fernandez closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 6-0 1-6 6-3 |
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | R16 | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 5-7 6-3 6-0 |
| 2022-02-28 | Monterrey | R16 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 6-1 4-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (145 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
86
Break points won·Slight edge
90
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
81
100
Fernandez L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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