Mai Hontama vs Shuai Zhang — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
Hontama M.5-7 6-2 6-0
Zhang S.
Hontama M.
5662
Zhang S.
7201
Mai Hontama defeated Shuai Zhang 5-7 6-2 6-0 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Mai Hontama had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Mai Hontama claimed a first win over Shuai Zhang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mai Hontama dropped the opening set before beating Shuai Zhang 5–7 6–2 6–0.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-19 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 145). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
29
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
12
Break points won·Slight edge
96
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
59
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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91
Zhang S.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast