Qinwen Zheng vs Jelena Ostapenko — Rome Round of 32
Rome · WTA · Round of 32
CHN#127WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Saturday, 9 May 2026 ·
clay
#30WTA
1855ELO
1808Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng Q.6-4 4-6 4-6
Ostapenko J.
Zheng Q.
6441
Ostapenko J.
4662
Jelena Ostapenko defeated Qinwen Zheng 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Jelena Ostapenko claimed a first win over Qinwen Zheng in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jelena Ostapenko dropped the opening set before beating Qinwen Zheng 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-23 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | R16 | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2022-08-29 | US Open | R128 | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
88
68
Break points saved·Dominant
86
25
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
100
95
Zheng Q.: 19 days rest · Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast