Lilli Tagger vs Lin ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Lilli Tagger and Lin Zhu have met 1 time since 2026; Lilli Tagger leads 1–0. Across all meetings Tagger has taken 2 sets to Zhu's 1. Their most recent meeting: Lilli Tagger won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tagger | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lilli Tagger | Lin Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 27/35 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 8/21 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 16/56 | 26% | 10/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 64% | 9/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 7/13 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 28/30 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 90% | 27/30 | 72% | 18/25 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tagger 0, Zhu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tagger
💥 Big Hitter
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,271 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 11, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tagger | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lilli Tagger | Lin Zhu | ||
| 1 or more | 90% | 9/10 | 67% | 2/3 |
| 3 or more | 70% | 7/10 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 5/10 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 2/10 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/3 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–4 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 2.08 |
| ROI % | +44.6% | -60.0% |
| Units P/L | +5.35u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ROU | ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Tagger has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Zhu's 50%).
| Opponent | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Talia Gibson | L 64 16 57 | L 36 46 |
| Teodora Kostovic | W 61 61 | L 36 46 |
| Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah | W 60 64 | W 62 63 |
| Eri Shimizu | W 62 62 | W 62 26 62 |
| Unknown Player | W 62 61 | L |
| Fangran Tian | W 62 76 | L 67 00 |
| Mananchaya Sawangkaew | L 46 36 | W 63 76 |
| Laura Pigossi | W 46 64 61 | W 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elena Gabriela Ruse
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Amanda Anisimova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Tamara Korpatsch
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 24
Talia Gibson
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Robin Montgomery
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Lin Zhu
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Daria Snigur
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · Final
Jul 26
Donna Vekic
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Alycia Parks
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Lilli Tagger
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Leolia Jeanjean
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Teodora Kostovic
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Mona Barthel
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–56 matches
| Metric | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 56% |
| Sets won | 61% | 58% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tagger | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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