Qinwen Zheng vs Iga SwiatekParis Olympics Semi-final

Paris Olympics · WTA · Semi-final
#127WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2024 ·
clay
#5WTA
2064ELO
2008Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWL
Zheng Q.
6-2 7-5
Swiatek I.
Zheng Q.
672
Swiatek I.
250

Qinwen Zheng defeated Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 in the Paris Olympics semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 7–0. Qinwen Zheng claimed a first win over Iga Swiatek in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Qinwen Zheng closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

07
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsQFhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-3
2024-02-19DubaiQFhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-2
2024-01-01United CupQFhardIga Swiatek6-2 6-3
2023-08-14CincinnatiR16hardIga Swiatek3-6 6-1 6-1
2023-04-17StuttgartR16clayIga Swiatek6-1 6-4
2022-10-10San DiegoR16hardIga Swiatek6-4 4-6 6-1
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayIga Swiatek6-7 6-0 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
97
Break points saved·Even
86
87
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
100
59

Zheng Q.: 19 days rest · Swiatek I.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 99 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw