Shuai Zhang and Lauren Davis will play each other in the quarter of Hobart International for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Shuai Zhang: results and record
Ranked no. 40, Zhang reached the quarter after defeating Kirsten Flipkens 4-6 6-3 6-2 and Kateryna Kozlova 4-6 6-1 6-2.
Previous match vs. Kateryna Kozlova
In the 2nd round against Kozlova, Shuai recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-2). During the match Zhang scored 86 points vs. Kozlova’s 64. Zhang was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Zhang blasted 7 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Shuai Zhang was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (41/54) of her 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. The Chinese broke Kozlova 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Zhang winning performance
Zhang has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (781-644). 3-1 on hard in 2020 Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Zhang has a 195-189 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Chinese has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Hobart
Zhang capitulated in the 1st round 6-2 0-6 6-2 to Anna Blinkova.
Lauren Davis: results and record
Ranked no. 65, Lauren reached the quarter after beating Astra Sharma 6-3 3-6 7-66 and Magda Linette 6-4 6-4.
Previous match vs. Magda Linette
In the 2nd round, Davis had a good straight sets win against Linette (6-4 6-4). During the match Davis scored 73 points vs. Linette’s 60. Davis was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Davis blasted 4 aces and she was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lauren Davis lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Davis put 63% of her first serves in, winning 82% (32/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. Lauren broke Linette 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Davis has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Davis winning performance
Davis has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 53% of her matches (617-542). 3-1 on hard in 2020 In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Davis has a 185-159 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The American has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Hobart
Davis didn’t play in Hobart in 2019.
Hobart International Live score and result Shuai Zhang vs. Lauren Davis
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Zhang vs Davis – Tournament Performance
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhang | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 51 |
| Pts | 195-156 | 175-156 |
| Total Points | 351 | 331 |
| Winners | 75 | 73 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Zhang and Davis played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Shuai Zhang conceded 2 sets, while Lauren Davis dropper 1 set. Zhang has played 1 sets more than Davis (6 vs 5). Therefore, Zhang played 1 games more than Davis. The Chinese scored 75 winners (38% on total points). On the other side, The American blasted 73 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhang | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 105/152 | 108/164 |
| %1st in | 69% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 75/105 | 73/108 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 23/47 | 27/56 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 48% |
Zhang blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Davis blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Zhang won 71% points behind her first serve. Unfortunately, she struggling a bit too much on her second serve to win only 49% of the points. On the other side, Davis won 68% points behind her first serve. Unfortunately, she struggling a bit too much on her second serve to win only 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhang | Davis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 10 |
| Converted | 12/31 | 10/15 |
| % Converted | 39% | 67% |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 |
| Saved | 9 | 10 |
| % Saved | 56% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 8 |
The Chinese broke her opponents 12 times with 39% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. Lauren broke her opponents 10 times with 67% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded.
Draw
| Zhang | ||||
| R1 Flipkens |
R2 Kozlova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 25 | 52 | |
| pts | 109-92 | 86-64 | 195-156 | |
| Total points | 201 | 150 | 351 | |
| Winners | 34 | 41 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 48% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/78 | 54/74 | 105/152 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 73% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 34/51 | 41/54 | 75/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 11/20 | 23/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 55% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 7/19 | 5/12 | 12/31 | |
| Converted % | 37% | 42% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 42% | 50% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Davis | ||||
| R1 Sharma |
R2 Linette |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 7-66 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 | 51 | |
| pts | 102-96 | 73-60 | 175-156 | |
| Total points | 198 | 133 | 331 | |
| Winners | 41 | 32 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 69/102 | 39/62 | 108/164 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 41/69 | 32/39 | 73/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 82% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 10/23 | 27/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 43% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 4/7 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 57% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 50% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Prediction and head to head Shuai Zhang vs. Lauren Davis
This will be the 3rd time that Shuai Zhang and Lauren Davis play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Zhang won 6-4 6-0 in the 1st round in Rome back in 2014.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Shuai Zhang who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Shuai Zhang is the pick to win this match.
Shuai Zhang -> 1.57
Lauren Davis -> 2.37
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