Coco Gauff vs Shuai Zhang — United Cup Quarter-final

United Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
Coco Gauff
USA
Coco Gauff
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 January 2025 ·
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Gauff C.
7-6 6-2
Zhang S.
Gauff C.
7762
Zhang S.
6420

Coco Gauff defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 6-2 in the United Cup quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-06WuhanR16hardCoco Gauff6-3 6-2
2024-12-27United CupQFhardCoco Gauff7-6 6-2
2022-08-29US OpenR16hardCoco Gauff7-5 7-5
2022-03-21MiamiR32hardCoco Gauff7-6 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
46
Break points saved·Dominant
81
12
Break points won·Slight edge
100
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gauff C.Zhang S.
Freshness·Clear edge
66
85

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 62 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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Draw