Lin Zhu and Venus Williams will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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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 -> 1.53
Venus Williams -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Lin Zhu vs. Venus Williams
There is no head to head record between Lin Zhu and Venus Williams since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Lin Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-14 | 12-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. 84, Lin got to the 2nd round after defeating Madison Brengle 4-6 7-66 6-4.
In the 1st round against Brengle, Zhu recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-66 6-4). During the match, Zhu scored 113 points vs Brengle’s 109. Zhu was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhu wasn’t able to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 1 double fault. Lin Zhu lost the serve 7 times and she saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 61% of her first serves in, winning 53% (39/74) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (26/48) on the 2nd serve. Lin broke Brengle 7 times after converting 70% of her break points (7/10).
Zhu has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (300-195). 1-0 on hard in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has an aggregate 248-143 match record in the last years on hard.
The Chinese has a composed 1-0 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Venus Williams
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 570, Venus reached the 2nd round after defeating Katie Volynets 7-64 6-2.
In the 1st round, Venus had a good straight sets win against Volynets (7-64 6-2). During the match Williams scored 73 points vs Volynets’s 60. Venus was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Williams scored 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Venus Williams lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Williams put 67% of her first serves in, winning 80% (32/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 35% (7/20) on the 2nd serve. Williams broke Volynets 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).
Williams has a compiled 1-0 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 21 |
| Pts | 113-109 | 73-60 |
| Total Points | 222 | 133 |
| Winners | 39 | 32 |
| %Winners | 35% | 44% |
Both Zhu and Williams played 1 match. At the moment, Lin Zhu conceded 1 set while Venus Williams hasn’t lost a set so far. Zhu has played 1 set more than Williams (3 vs 2). Therefore, Zhu played 12 games more than Williams. The Chinese scored 39 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Williams blasted 32 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 2 |
| 1st in | 74/122 | 40/60 |
| %1st in | 61% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 39/74 | 32/40 |
| %1st pts | 53% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 26/48 | 7/20 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 35% |
Zhu didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Williams scored 2 aces . Zhu won 53% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Williams won 80% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 35% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 4 |
| Converted | 7/10 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 70% | 36% |
| Conceded | 19 | 2 |
| Saved | 12 | 0 |
| % Saved | 63% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 |
Zhu broke her opponent 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. The Chinese lost her serve 7 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Williams conceded her serve twice and she saved 0% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zhu | |||
| R1 Brengle |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 113-109 | 113-109 | |
| Total points | 222 | 222 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 74/122 | 74/122 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 39/74 | 39/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 53% | 53% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/48 | 26/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 7/10 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 19 | 19 | |
| Saved | 12/19 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
| Williams | |||
| R1 Volynets |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 73-60 | 73-60 | |
| Total points | 133 | 133 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/60 | 40/60 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 32/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 7/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 35% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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