R32 Australian Open 2023

Lin Zhu #87 def. Maria Sakkari #6

7-6(3) 1-6 6-4

Lin Zhu defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6(3) 1-6 6-4 in the 2023 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLin ZhuMaria Sakkari
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
36
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.2%67.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
53.3%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.7%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
12.5%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.7%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%87.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%44.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
-1.0-3.1
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.
+3.1+1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLin ZhuMaria Sakkari
Country CHN GRE
Birth dateJan 28, 1994Jul 25, 1995
Age2827
Height173 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)876
Ranking points (entering)7243,921
Elo (entering)1,6481,926
Current career W-L88–116266–211
Current career earnings$4,205,094$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H
Lin Zhu #87 0 0 Maria Sakkari #6

Path

Lin Zhu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jil Teichmann #336-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Rebecca Marino #676-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128

Lin Zhu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #246-4 1-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2023R16

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diana Shnaider #1063-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Yue Yuan #1176-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128