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Lin Zhu #84 def. Venus Williams #1003

3-6 6-2 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 6, 2023*
Tournament	Auckland
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Lin Zhu
Score	3-6 6-2 7-5
Loser	Venus Williams

Stat	Lin Zhu	Venus Williams
Aces	3	3
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	65	63
First serve points won %	60	54
Second serve points won %	42	42
Break points saved %	57	43
Break points converted %	57	43
Service points won %	54	49
Return points won %	51	46
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Lin Zhu	Venus Williams
Country	CHN	USA
Birth date	—	Jun 17, 1980
Age	—	42
Height	173	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	84	1,003
Ranking points (entering)	712	13
Elo (entering)	1,626	1,613
Career W-L	92–115	768–288
Career earnings	$4,188,489	$43,095,580

Pre-match H2H

Lin Zhu 0 – 0 Venus Williams

Path

Lin Zhu's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 2023	R32	Madison Brengle	4-6 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Lin Zhu's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 2023	QF	Coco Gauff	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Venus Williams's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 2023	R32	Katie Volynets	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data