SF Birmingham 2023

Barbora Krejcikova #12 def. Lin Zhu #39

6-3 6-2

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2 in the 2023 Birmingham semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBarbora KrejcikovaLin Zhu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.5%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%42.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.4%66.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.3%51.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.4%32.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
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.
+10.5-5.2
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.
+5.2-10.6

* 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

FieldBarbora KrejcikovaLin Zhu
Country CZE CHN
Birth dateDec 18, 1995Jan 28, 1994
Age2729
Height178 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1239
Ranking points (entering)2,6801,157
Elo (entering)1,9541,747
Current career W-L175–10688–116
Current career earnings$19,049,244$4,205,094
Pre-match H2H
Barbora Krejcikova #12 0 0 Lin Zhu #39

Path

Barbora Krejcikova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Linda Fruhvirtova #576-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2023QF
Tereza Martincova #1226-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 2023R16
Cristina Bucsa #766-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 2023R32

Barbora Krejcikova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Ostapenko #176-7(8) 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2023F

Lin Zhu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rebecca Marino #904-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2023QF
Magda Linette #206-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 2023R16
Katie Boulter #777-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 2023R32