DOHA RESULTS. Saisai Zheng upsets Bertens in the 3rd round

QATAR TOTAL OPEN - DOHA RESULTS. Zheng surprises Bertens to fight against Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Saisai Zheng vs. Kiki Bertens

Saisai Zheng stuns Kiki Bertens 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Doha on Wednesday. Zheng will face off with Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Zheng got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Bertens in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Kiki refused to bow to come back to break Saisai 4 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Chinese couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-3 to 6-3).

2nd set.

Zheng had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Bertens in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Chinese to win the set as the Dutch found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. The Chinese kept her cool to break the Dutch in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

3rd set.

Saisai won the set after she broke the Dutch in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game. The Dutch tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. However, Saisai didn’t make any concession anymore before winning the set 6-4.

Zheng failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 94 points vs. Bertens’s 87 points.

Saisai was pretty good in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (7/14). On the other side, the Dutch was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured points (6/10). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Zheng and Bertens is 2-2.

Highlights Saisai Zheng vs. Kiki Bertens Qatar Total Open – Doha

Next Match H2H: Saisai Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats

Zheng will take on Sabalenka in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Saisai Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Zheng and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sabalenka won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2019.

Tennis Scores in Doha

Upcoming matches

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  • Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Belinda BencicBencic (3-1) – See H2H details
  • Saisai ZhengZheng – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-1) – See H2H details