Lin Zhu and Xinyu Wang will play each other in the semifinal of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on Center. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lin Zhu who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lin Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Lin Zhu -> 1.74
Xinyu Wang -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Lin Zhu vs. Xinyu Wang
This will be the 3rd time that Lin Zhu and Xinyu Wang fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zhu (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Zhu won 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Hua Hin back in February 2023.
Highlights Lin Zhu vs Xinyu Wang – Hua Hin 04-February-2023
Lin Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-19 | 12-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-24 | 23-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-26 | 34-15 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-14 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 35, Lin reached the semifinal after defeating Xiyu Wang 6-4 6-4, Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 4-6 6-1 and Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Lin had a good straight sets win against Mandlik (6-3 6-2). During the match, Zhu scored 62 points vs Mandlik’s 42. Zhu was extremely aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhu couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Lin Zhu lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 66% of her first serves in, winning 57% (20/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Mandlik 7 times after converting 88% of her break points (7/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points she played.
Zhu has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (325-213). 22-13 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has an aggregate 269-156 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Hua Hin where she beat Lesya Tsurenko in the final 6-4 6-4.
Zhu has an aggregate 26-18 win-loss record in 2023, 22-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
Lin has never competed in this tournament before.
Xinyu Wang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-26 | 20-18 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-24 | 32-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-27 | 8-14 | 5-5 | 15-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 10-9 | 6-8 | 14-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-10 | 6-6 | 2-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 39 (career-high), Xinyu reached the semifinal after beating Jil Teichmann 7-63 6-3, Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 6-2 and Yulia Putintseva 7-64 6-71 6-3.
In the quarter, The Chinese defeated Putintseva (7-64 6-71 6-3). During the match Wang scored 114 points vs Putintseva’s 104. The Chinese was extremely aggressive to blast 53 winners.
About the serving games, Wang made 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Xinyu Wang lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Wang put 70% of her first serves in, winning 70% (53/76) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Putintseva 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Xinyu has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W100 Landisville where she beat Madison Brengle in the final 6-2 6-3.
Wang has an aggregate 34-20 win-loss record in 2023, 29-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 75 |
| Pts | 234-184 | 270-233 |
| Total Points | 418 | 503 |
| Winners | 86 | 108 |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% |
Both Zhu and Wang played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Lin Zhu conceded 1 set, while Xinyu Wang lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhu and Wang have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Zhu played 11 games less than Wang. Zhu scored 86 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Wang made 108 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 134/201 | 158/244 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 86/134 | 108/158 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 37/67 | 50/86 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 58% |
Zhu managed to score 4 aces (1.3 per match). Wang scored 9 aces (3 per match). Zhu won 64% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Wang won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 11 |
| Converted | 16/33 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 48% | 42% |
| Conceded | 21 | 14 |
| Saved | 13 | 8 |
| % Saved | 62% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
The Chinese broke her opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. Zhu surrendered her serve 8 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. Xinyu broke her opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Wang conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zhu | |||||
| R1 Wang |
R2 Uchijima |
1/4 Mandlik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 27 | 17 | 64 | |
| pts | 71-55 | 101-87 | 62-42 | 234-184 | |
| Total points | 126 | 188 | 104 | 418 | |
| Winners | 34 | 32 | 20 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 32% | 32% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/65 | 55/83 | 35/53 | 134/201 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 66% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 34/44 | 32/55 | 20/35 | 86/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 58% | 57% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 16/28 | 8/18 | 37/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 57% | 44% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 7/21 | 7/8 | 16/33 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 88% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 63% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Wang | |||||
| R1 Belen Teichmann |
R2 Sakatsume |
1/4 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-64 6-71 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 35 | 75 | |
| pts | 87-74 | 69-55 | 114-104 | 270-233 | |
| Total points | 161 | 124 | 218 | 503 | |
| Winners | 30 | 25 | 53 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 36% | 46% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/82 | 34/53 | 76/109 | 158/244 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 64% | 70% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 30/48 | 25/34 | 53/76 | 108/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 74% | 70% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 11/19 | 20/33 | 50/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 58% | 61% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/14 | 3/4 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 75% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 0% | 60% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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