Lin Zhu and Daria Saville will face off in the quarter of the Hobart International for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 PM on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, 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 3 sets.
Lin Zhu -> 1.65
Daria Saville -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Lin Zhu vs. Daria Saville
This will be the 2nd time that Lin Zhu and Daria Saville play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gavrilova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Gavrilova won 6-0 6-2 in the 1st round in Hong Kong back in 2016.
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. 33, Lin got to the quarter after beating Lucia Bronzetti 7-5 6-1 and Caroline Dolehide 5-7 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Dolehide, Lin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-4). During the match, Zhu scored 91 points vs Dolehide’s 89. Lin was very aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zhu struck 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Lin Zhu lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 68% of her first serves in, winning 74% (42/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Lin broke Dolehide 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lin has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Zhu has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of her matches (269-200). 3-1 on hard in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Zhu has a compiled 233-145 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Lin has an overall 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hobart
Daria Saville
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-17 | 9-11 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-22 | 16-9 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 12-13 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-20 | 20-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195, Gavrilova reached the quarter after beating Anna Blinkova 3-6 6-4 6-4 and Sofia Kenin 7-63 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Daria had a good straight sets win against Kenin (7-63 6-1). During the match Gavrilova scored 77 points vs Kenin’s 62. Daria was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Gavrilova made 13 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Daria Saville lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gavrilova put 80% of her first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (7/14) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Kenin 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Daria has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Daria has a compiled 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hobart
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2013. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 49 |
| Pts | 168-155 | 170-143 |
| Total Points | 323 | 313 |
| Winners | 72 | 73 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Zhu and Gavrilova played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Lin Zhu lost 1 set, while Daria Saville conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhu and Gavrilova have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Zhu played 1 game more than Gavrilova. Zhu scored 72 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Gavrilova recorded 73 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 102/158 | 118/161 |
| %1st in | 65% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 72/102 | 73/118 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 26/56 | 22/43 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 51% |
Zhu struck 5 aces (2.5 per match). Gavrilova fired 16 aces (8 per match). Zhu won 71% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Gavrilova won 62% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Gavrilova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/24 | 11/13 |
| % Converted | 42% | 85% |
| Conceded | 15 | 20 |
| Saved | 10 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
Lin broke her opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Chinese lost her serve 5 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. Gavrilova broke her opponents 11 times with a 85% conversion rate. The Australian conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Zhu | ||||
| R1 Bronzetti | R2 Dolehide | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 | 50 | |
| pts | 77-66 | 91-89 | 168-155 | |
| Total points | 143 | 180 | 323 | |
| Winners | 30 | 42 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 45/74 | 57/84 | 102/158 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 30/45 | 42/57 | 72/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 13/27 | 26/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 48% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 63% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Gavrilova | ||||
| R1 Blinkova | R2 Kenin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | 7-63 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 20 | 49 | |
| pts | 93-81 | 77-62 | 170-143 | |
| Total points | 174 | 139 | 313 | |
| Winners | 36 | 37 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/90 | 57/71 | 118/161 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 80% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 36/61 | 37/57 | 73/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 65% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/29 | 7/14 | 22/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 4/5 | 11/13 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 80% | 85% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 8/14 | 4/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 67% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Tennis Scores in Hobart
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- Gianluigi QuinziQuinzi – Daniel Gimeno-TraverGimeno-Traver (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (4-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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