Lin Zhu and Elizabeth Mandlik will fight against each other in the quarter of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on Center. 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 Lin Zhu who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lin Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Lin Zhu -> 1.32
Elizabeth Mandlik -> 3.4
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Prediction and head to head Lin Zhu vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
This will be the 2nd time that Lin Zhu and Elizabeth Mandlik face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Zhu won 6-2 6-3 in the final in the W100 Landisville back in 2022.
Lin Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-17 | 19-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 35, the Chinese reached the quarter after beating Xiyu Wang 6-4 6-4 and Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 4-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Chinese defeated Uchijima (6-4 4-6 6-1). During the match, Zhu scored 101 points vs Uchijima’s 87. The Chinese was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhu managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Lin Zhu lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 66% of her first serves in, winning 58% (32/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Uchijima 7 times after converting 33% of her break points (7/21).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lin has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Zhu has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (324-213). 21-13 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has a composed 268-156 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Hua Hin where she defeated Lesya Tsurenko in the final 6-4 6-4.
The Chinese has a composed 25-18 win-loss record in 2023, 21-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
Lin has never competed in this tournament before.
Elizabeth Mandlik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-24 | 15-11 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-27 | 15-14 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-33 | 15-17 | 19-12 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-24 | 26-12 | 10-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-22 | 24-13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 167, Mandlik reached the quarter after defeating Ya-Yi Yang 2-6 6-3 6-2, Haruka Kaji 6-1 6-2, Diane Parry 7-5 6-2 and Rebecca Marino 7-5 3-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Elizabeth defeated Marino (7-5 3-6 6-1). During the match Mandlik scored 110 points vs Marino’s 101. Mandlik was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.
About the serving games, Mandlik managed to score 7 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Elizabeth Mandlik lost the serve 3 times and she saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Mandlik put 65% of her first serves in, winning 67% (53/79) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (19/42) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Marino 5 times after converting 33% of her break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Elizabeth’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Reus.
Elizabeth has a compiled 28-24 win-loss record in 2023, 11-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Mandlik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 88 |
| Pts | 172-142 | 334-278 |
| Total Points | 314 | 612 |
| Winners | 66 | 137 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Zhu played 2 matches while Mandlik competed in 4 matches. Mandlik started her run from the qualifications while Zhu had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Lin Zhu conceded 1 set, while Elizabeth Mandlik lost 2 sets. Zhu has played 5 set(s) less than Mandlik (5 vs 10). Therefore, Zhu played 41 games less than Mandlik. The Chinese scored 66 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The American fired 137 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Mandlik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 99/148 | 202/322 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 66/99 | 137/202 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 29/49 | 60/120 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 50% |
Zhu scored 4 aces (2 per match). Mandlik struck 12 aces (3 per match). Zhu won 67% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Mandlik won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Mandlik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 19 |
| Converted | 9/25 | 19/38 |
| % Converted | 36% | 50% |
| Conceded | 13 | 28 |
| Saved | 8 | 20 |
| % Saved | 62% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
Zhu broke her opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Zhu surrendered her serve 5 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zhu | ||||
| R1 Wang |
R2 Uchijima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 27 | 47 | |
| pts | 71-55 | 101-87 | 172-142 | |
| Total points | 126 | 188 | 314 | |
| Winners | 34 | 32 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 32% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 44/65 | 55/83 | 99/148 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 34/44 | 32/55 | 66/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 58% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 16/28 | 29/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 57% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 7/21 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Mandlik | ||||||
| Q1 Yang |
Q3 Kaji |
R1 Parry |
R2 Marino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 6-2 | 7-5 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 88 | |
| pts | 98-92 | 57-31 | 69-54 | 110-101 | 334-278 | |
| Total points | 190 | 88 | 123 | 211 | 612 | |
| Winners | 35 | 24 | 25 | 53 | 137 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% | 36% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 52/93 | 32/47 | 39/61 | 79/121 | 202/322 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 68% | 64% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/52 | 24/32 | 25/39 | 53/79 | 137/202 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 75% | 64% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 11/15 | 13/22 | 19/42 | 60/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 73% | 59% | 45% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 5/15 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 71% | 33% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 12/15 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 60% | 80% | 145% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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