Shuai Zhang surprises Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round in Beijing on Tuesday. Zhang is going to play against Paula Badosa in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. This run will match her most significant achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.
Shuai added to her prize money $ 84,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 185,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Shuai will add $ 140,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 325,000 in total.
Highlights Shuai Zhang vs. Magdalena Frech China Open – Beijing
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:30
At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 75 points vs. the Pole’s 61.
Zhang
Shuai was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (6/12).
Frech
On the other side, the Pole was struggling when converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Zhang and Frech is 2-1 for Shuai.
Draw and next match H2H: Shuai Zhang vs. Paula Badosa – stats
Zhang will take on Badosa in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Shuai Zhang and Paula Badosa since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Chinese won the set after she broke the Pole in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Magdalena tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nonetheless, Shuai didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-4.
Zhang failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
Frech surrendered the 10th game (6-4) when she was 40-0 up.
Zhang converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Frech converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They played 83 points. The Chinese was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Magdalena (45-38). Shuai lost 19 points on serve (29-19). on the other side of the court, Magdalena conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).
Zhang conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Magdalena Frech in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, there was more work to do for Shuai to win the set as Magdalena managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) and in the 7th (2-5) game. Zhang kept her cool to break Frech in the 6th (5-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Shuai failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 40.
Zhang converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (4-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Frech converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 4th (0-4 15-40) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 53 points. Zhang won 7 points more than the Pole (30-23). The Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (10-12). On the losing side, Frech conceded 20 points on serve (11-20).
Tennis Scores in Beijing
- Paula BadosaBadosa – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-4 6-0)
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Magdalena FrechFrech (6-4 6-2)
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