Shuai Zhang upsets Kessler in the 1st round to clash vs Putintseva. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Zhang surprises Kessler to take on Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Shuai Zhang surprises Mccartney Kessler 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Zhang will have to play Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. Her best result in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2016. Here you can see her history at this event.

Zhang
Melbourne
Zhang's Record

Zhang added to her prize money $ 68,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 200,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 90,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 290,000 in total.

Highlights Shuai Zhang vs. Mccartney Kessler Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zhang
Kessler
Shuai Zhang
6-3 6-4
1h:16
Mccartney Kessler
68
68
Total points
49
49
24
24
Winners
26
26
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
11
11
Unforced
22
22
33%
33%
Ratio Unforced
67%
67%
12/14
12/14
Net Approaches
7/14
7/14
86%
86%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
3
3
0
0
Double Faults
3
3
65%
65%
1st in
67%
67%
77%
77%
1st won
57%
57%
24/31
24/31
1st won
26/46
26/46
65%
65%
2nd won
43%
43%
11/17
11/17
2nd won
10/23
10/23
160
160
Fastest serve
170
170
147
147
AVG 1st Serve
156
156
127
127
AVG 2nd Serve
124
124
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/2
1/2
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Shuai scored 68 points vs. the American’s 49.

Zhang

Shuai served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (24/31) behind her first serve, and she won 65% points (11/17) on her second serve. Zhang was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8).

Kessler

On the other side, Kessler was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (1/2). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Zhang and Kessler is 2-0 for Shuai.

Draw and next match H2H: Shuai Zhang vs. Yulia Putintseva – stats

Zhang will face Putintseva in the 2nd round.

This will be the 8th time that Shuai Zhang and Yulia Putintseva face off. The head to head is 5-2 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Putintseva won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Wuhan back in 2024.

Shuai Zhang Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Zhang 6-3
ZhangKessler
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangKessler
6
3
15
0
15
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30
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40
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40
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40
ZhangKessler
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
ZhangKessler
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangKessler
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
ZhangKessler
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
ZhangKessler
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
ZhangKessler
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
ZhangKessler
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangKessler
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

Zhang had a great start in this set after breaking Mccartney Kessler in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, that was not enough for Zhang to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. Shuai kept her focus to break Mccartney in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Chinese failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 15.

Kessler was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Shuai converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A), the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Kessler converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 5th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 68 points. The Chinese conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Mccartney (40-28). Zhang conceded 10 points on serve (19-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Mccartney conceded 21 points on serve (18-21).

2nd Set -
Zhang 6-4
ZhangKessler
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
ZhangKessler
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhangKessler
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
ZhangKessler
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangKessler
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
ZhangKessler
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhangKessler
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
ZhangKessler
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhangKessler
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Shuai conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The Chinese was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. The Chinese won 7 more points than Kessler (28-21). Shuai was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Mccartney conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

1st
Zhang
Kessler
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Zhang
Kessler
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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