R16 Guangzhou Open 2008

Vera Zvonareva #9 def. Yifan Xu #313

6-1 7-6(4)

Vera Zvonareva defeated Yifan Xu 6-1 7-6(4) in the 2008 Guangzhou Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVera ZvonarevaYifan Xu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%56.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.5%47.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.7%43.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.7%38.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.2%40.8%
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.
+6.0-12.3
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.
+12.4-6.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVera ZvonarevaYifan Xu
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateSep 7, 1984
Age24
Height172 cm165 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9313
Ranking points (entering)2,08775
Elo (entering)1,8951,496
Current career W-L466–2702–13
Current career earnings$16,995,231$4,159,425
Pre-match H2H
Vera Zvonareva #9 0 0 Yifan Xu #313

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Rodionova #756-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 2008R32

Vera Zvonareva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karin Knapp #706-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2008QF

Yifan Xu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stéphanie Dubois #1156-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 2008R32