Victoria Azarenka and Lin Zhu will face off in the 4th round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 10:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.182
Lin Zhu -> 4.85
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Lin Zhu
There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Lin Zhu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Victoria Azarenka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-15 | 20-10 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-19 | 17-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-13 | 18-9 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-9 | 18-6 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-6 | 11-3 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 24, Azarenka got to the 4th round after beating Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-63, Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-0 and Madison Keys 1-6 6-2 6-1.
In the 3rd round against Keys, Azarenka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 6-1). During the match, Azarenka scored 70 points vs Keys’s 61. The Belarussian was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Azarenka struck 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve 4 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 59% of her first serves in, winning 68% (23/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Azarenka broke Keys 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Azarenka has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Azarenka has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 69% of her matches (194-87). 5-2 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Azarenka has a composed 131-54 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Victoria has an aggregate 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
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. 87, Zhu got to the 4th round after defeating Rebecca Marino 6-2 6-4, Jil Teichmann 6-2 6-2 and Maria Sakkari 7-63 1-6 6-4.
In the 3rd round, The Chinese defeated Sakkari (7-63 1-6 6-4). During the match Zhu scored 100 points vs Sakkari’s 98. Lin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Zhu blasted 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Lin Zhu lost the serve 7 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 68% of her first serves in, winning 53% (32/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (17/28) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Sakkari 5 times after converting 33% of her break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
The Chinese has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Azarenka | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 64 |
| Pts | 202-154 | 220-178 |
| Total Points | 356 | 398 |
| Winners | 83 | 90 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both Azarenka and Zhu played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Victoria Azarenka dropped 1 set, while Lin Zhu lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Azarenka and Zhu have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Azarenka played 6 games less than Zhu. Azarenka scored 83 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Zhu blasted 90 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Azarenka | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 113/171 | 131/186 |
| %1st in | 66% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 83/113 | 90/131 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 31/58 | 30/55 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Azarenka struck 9 aces (3 per match). Zhu managed to score 5 aces (1.7 per match). Azarenka won 73% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Zhu won 69% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Azarenka | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 13 |
| Converted | 14/29 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 48% | 45% |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 |
| Saved | 9 | 6 |
| % Saved | 64% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
The Belarussian broke her opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Belarussian surrendered her serve 5 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. The Chinese broke her opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Lin conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 43% of the break points that she conceded.
| Azarenka | |||||
| R1 Kenin |
R2 Podoroska |
R3 Keys |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 6-1 6-0 | 1-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 13 | 22 | 58 | |
| pts | 82-71 | 50-22 | 70-61 | 202-154 | |
| Total points | 153 | 72 | 131 | 356 | |
| Winners | 39 | 21 | 23 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% | 33% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 52/79 | 27/34 | 34/58 | 113/171 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 79% | 59% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 21/27 | 23/34 | 83/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 78% | 68% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 4/7 | 11/24 | 31/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 57% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/10 | 6/7 | 6/12 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 86% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 86% | – | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Zhu | |||||
| R1 Marino |
R2 Belen Teichmann |
R3 Sakkari |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-63 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 30 | 64 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 60-39 | 100-98 | 220-178 | |
| Total points | 101 | 99 | 198 | 398 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | 32 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | 32% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/49 | 37/49 | 60/88 | 131/186 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 76% | 68% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 29/37 | 32/60 | 90/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 78% | 53% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 7/12 | 17/28 | 30/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 58% | 61% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | 5/15 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/4 | 1/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 13% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Shuai ZhangZhang – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Madison KeysKeys (1-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Lin ZhuZhu – Maria SakkariSakkari (7-63 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
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- Cori GauffGauff – Bernarda PeraPera (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Kateryna BaindlBaindl (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Magda LinetteLinette – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elise MertensMertens (6-2) – H2H and prediction
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Cori GauffGauff (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Lin ZhuZhu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Shuai ZhangZhang (7-0) – H2H and prediction
