Saisai Zheng and Alexa Glatch will face off in the 2nd round of the Columbus WTA 125 for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on Court 5. 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 Saisai Zheng who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Saisai Zheng is the pick to win this match.
Saisai Zheng -> 1.26
Alexa Glatch -> 4.05
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Prediction and head to head Saisai Zheng vs. Alexa Glatch
There is no head to head record between Saisai Zheng and Alexa Glatch since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Saisai Zheng
Ranked no. 83, the Chinese reached the 2nd round after beating Asia Muhammad 6-74 6-3 7-60.
In the 1st round against Muhammad, The Chinese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-3 7-60). During the match, Zheng scored 121 points vs Muhammad’s 110. Saisai was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zheng blasted 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Saisai Zheng lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Zheng put 68% of her first serves in, winning 61% (47/77) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (23/37) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Muhammad 5 times after converting 31% of her break points (5/16).
Zheng has a positive match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of her matches (281-205). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Zheng has a compiled 14-8 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in the W60+H Caldas da Rainha where she overcame Harmony Tan in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Zheng has an overall 12-13 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexa Glatch
Ranked no. 277, Glatch reached the 2nd round after beating Irina Cantos Siemers 7-5 6-4, Mai Hontama 6-2 6-3 and Elsa Jacquemot 3-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Jacquemot, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Glatch scored 98 points vs Jacquemot’s 92. Glatch was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Glatch made 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexa Glatch lost the serve 5 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Glatch put 58% of her first serves in, winning 65% (36/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (19/40) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Jacquemot 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).
Glatch has an aggregate 10-10 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zheng | Glatch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 68 |
| Pts | 121-110 | 242-206 |
| Total Points | 231 | 448 |
| Winners | 47 | 85 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Zheng played 1 match while Glatch competed in 3 matches. Glatch started her run from the qualifications while Zheng had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Saisai Zheng conceded 1 set, while Alexa Glatch surrendered 1 set. Zheng has played 4 set(s) less than Glatch (3 vs 7). Therefore, Zheng played 33 games less than Glatch. Zheng scored 47 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Alexa bagged 85 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zheng | Glatch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 77/114 | 131/217 |
| %1st in | 68% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 47/77 | 85/131 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 23/37 | 45/86 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 52% |
Zheng struck 3 aces . Glatch struck 7 aces (2.3 per match). Zheng won 61% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Glatch won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zheng | Glatch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 15 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 15/37 |
| % Converted | 31% | 41% |
| Conceded | 12 | 18 |
| Saved | 8 | 8 |
| % Saved | 67% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 10 |
The Chinese broke her opponent 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. Zheng conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. Glatch broke her opponents 15 times with a 41% conversion rate. Alexa conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 44% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zheng | |||
| R1 Muhammad |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-3 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 121-110 | 121-110 | |
| Total points | 231 | 231 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 77/114 | 77/114 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 47/77 | 47/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/37 | 23/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/16 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Glatch | |||||
| Q1 Cantos |
Q3 Hontama |
R1 Jacquemot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 | 29 | 68 | |
| pts | 78-66 | 66-48 | 98-92 | 242-206 | |
| Total points | 144 | 114 | 190 | 448 | |
| Winners | 30 | 19 | 36 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 29% | 37% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 44/65 | 32/57 | 55/95 | 131/217 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 56% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/44 | 19/32 | 36/55 | 85/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 59% | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 16/25 | 19/40 | 45/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 64% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/12 | 5/14 | 15/37 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 42% | 36% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 4/6 | 3/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 67% | 38% | 130% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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