Naho Sato vs Ying Zhang — W15 Kuala Lumpur 1 Round of 16

W15 Kuala Lumpur 1 · ITF · Round of 16

JPN

Naho Sato

#576WTA

25 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLWWLW

2 — 1

Sets

Thursday, 7 March 2024 · 00:00

hard

CHN

Ying Zhang

#653WTA

1268ELO

1260Hard ELO

30 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLWWLLLL

Sato N.

1-6 7-5 6-2

Zhang Y.

Sato N.

1762

Zhang Y.

6521

Naho Sato defeated Ying Zhang 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the W15 Kuala Lumpur 1 round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Naho Sato dropped the opening set before beating Ying Zhang 1–6 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sato N.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zhang Y.

Zhang Y.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sato N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Sato N.Zhang Y.

1st serve in·Even

64%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

58%

67%

2nd serve points won·Even

44%

45%

Service points won·Slight edge

53%

59%

Return points won·Even

47%

43%

Break points saved·Even

53%

55%

Aces / match·Dominant

0.4

4.4

Double faults / match·Slight edge

3.3

3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (148 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Naho Sato vs Ying Zhang — W15 Kuala Lumpur 1 Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return