WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Linz
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Potapova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhang
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 366 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Anastasia Potapova here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Potapova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 2.90 |
| ROI % | +64.5% | -46.2% |
| Units P/L | +1.29u | -2.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Potapova
0
Zhang
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Potapova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Zhang's 17%).
| Opponent | Potapova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Li | L 57 26 | L 61 46 26 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 76 64 | L 36 57 |
| Linda Noskova | L 26 46 | L 75 16 46 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 67 26 | L 36 06 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 57 46 | L 36 46 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 16 64 63 | W 64 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Potapova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60% | 68.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.5% | 57.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.6% | 45.1% |
| Aces / Match | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.3% | 51.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 43.1% | 29% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 59.3% | 51% |
| BP Converted % | 54.1% | 52.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 54.1% | 46.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 79% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Anastasia Potapova and Shuai Zhang face off in the Round of 32 at Linz on Clay.
Anastasia Potapova leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Anastasia Potapova is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Dalma Galfi (May 5).
Shuai Zhang is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (May 17).
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