Lin Zhu wins against Rebecca Marino 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Monterrey on Wednesday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 2nd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Monterrey
Zhu's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zhu
Marino
7-64 2-6 6-3
2h:19
104
104
Total points
100
100
44
44
Winners
39
39
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
11
11
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
62%
62%
1st in
61%
61%
65%
65%
1st won
67%
67%
44/68
44/68
1st won
39/58
39/58
56%
56%
2nd won
51%
51%
23/41
23/41
2nd won
19/37
19/37
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
Total
4/15
4/15
33%
33%
Won
27%
27%
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At the end of the match, Zhu scored 104 points vs. the Canadian’s 100.

Zhu

Zhu won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points after she converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Marino

On the other side, the Canadian had some problems converting her break points (only 27% – 4/15). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Zhu and Marino is 3-1 for Lin.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Zhu 7-6
ZhuMarino
7
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
ZhuMarino
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
4
2
4
3
4
4
5
4
6
4
ZhuMarino
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhuMarino
5
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
ZhuMarino
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
ZhuMarino
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
ZhuMarino
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
ZhuMarino
3
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
ZhuMarino
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ZhuMarino
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
ZhuMarino
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
ZhuMarino
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhuMarino
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
ZhuMarino
1
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

Zhu conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Rebecca Marino in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that was not enough for Zhu to win the set since the Canadian succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (2-2) game. Zhu kept her cool to break Rebecca in the 3rd (2-1) game before conquering the set (7-6).

Lin was unable to break Rebecca in the 7th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Zhu converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Rebecca converted 25% of her break points (2/8). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40), the 3rd (1-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (4-3 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40).

They played 107 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Chinese won just 3 more points than Marino (55-52). The Chinese surrendered 23 points on serve (30-23). on the other side of the court, the Canadian conceded 25 points on serve (29-25).

2nd Set -
Marino 6-2
MarinoZhu
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
MarinoZhu
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MarinoZhu
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MarinoZhu
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MarinoZhu
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
MarinoZhu
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MarinoZhu
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
MarinoZhu
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

The Canadian in this set was more solid than Zhu and without many problems she won 6-2

after breaking Lin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Lin had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-2 to 6-2.

The Canadian was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Marino didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Marino was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Zhu (28-19). The Canadian surrendered 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

3rd Set -
Zhu 6-3
ZhuMarino
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
ZhuMarino
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
ZhuMarino
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhuMarino
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
ZhuMarino
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhuMarino
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
ZhuMarino
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ZhuMarino
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Lin snatched in the 4th game (3-1) just before finally conquering the set (6-3).

Lin converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Rebecca wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They contested 50 points. Lin conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Marino (29-21). The Chinese surrendered 6 points on serve (18-6). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).

1st
Zhu
Marino
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Zhu
Marino
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Zhu
Marino
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0

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