Sara Errani #22 def. Saisai Zheng #72

7-5 6-3

Sara Errani defeated Saisai Zheng 7-5 6-3 in the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniSaisai Zheng
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
00
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
88.9%73.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
56.9%52.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%45.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.3%49.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
54.5%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.9%45.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
-2.0-7.2
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.
+7.2+2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSara ErraniSaisai Zheng
Country ITA CHN
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Feb 5, 1994
Age2822
Height164 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2272
Ranking points (entering)2,405820
Elo (entering)1,7461,568
Current career W-L387–30487–133
Current career earnings$18,238,851$4,713,887
Pre-match H2H
Sara Errani #22 2 0 Saisai Zheng #72

Path

Sara Errani's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yaroslava Shvedova #826-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2016R16

Saisai Zheng's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Varvara Lepchenko #497-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2016Q4
Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #1721-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2016Q2
Cagla Buyukakcay #1426-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2016Q1