R16 China Open 2018

Shuai Zhang #45 def. Angelique Kerber #3

6-1 2-6 6-0

Shuai Zhang defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 2-6 6-0 in the 2018 China Open third round on hard courts on October 4, 2018.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatShuai ZhangAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
50
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.8%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.5%52.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%40.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%47.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.4%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.9%40.2%
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.
+9.9-9.1
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.
+9.1-9.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldShuai ZhangAngelique Kerber
Country CHN GER
Birth dateJan 21, 1989Jan 18, 1988
Age2930
Height177 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)453
Ranking points (entering)1,1705,345
Elo (entering)1,7151,981
Current career W-L232–296477–277
Current career earnings$14,060,847$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H
Shuai Zhang #45 0 – 1 Angelique Kerber #3

Path

Shuai Zhang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Timea Babos #686-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2018R32
Elise Mertens #146-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2018R64

Shuai Zhang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naomi Osaka #66-3 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2018QF

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #237-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2018R32
Kristina Mladenovic #486-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2018R64