R16 Mérida Open 2026

Shuai Zhang #86 def. Emma Navarro #20

6-4 6-4

Shuai Zhang defeated Emma Navarro 6-4 6-4 in the 2026 Mérida Open second round on hard courts on February 27, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatShuai ZhangEmma Navarro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
04
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
75.0%74.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
55.6%69.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.3%64.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.5%41.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
45.5%54.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.4+7.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-7.6-1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldShuai ZhangEmma Navarro
Country CHN USA
Birth dateJan 21, 1989May 18, 2001
Age3724
Height177 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8620
Ranking points (entering)8212,045
Elo (entering)1,7081,796
Current career W-L232–296118–86
Current career earnings$14,024,282$7,459,094
Pre-match H2H
Shuai Zhang #86 2 – 0 Emma Navarro #20

Path

Shuai Zhang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Varvara Lepchenko #1526-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2026R32
Martina Trevisan 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 2026Q2
Katarzyna Piter 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2026Q1

Shuai Zhang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva #1226-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2026QF

Emma Navarro's path

No prior matches in this tournament.