WTA 500 · Round of 32 · Palermo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
⚙️ Grinder
Bucsa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 63% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 862 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Cristina Bucsa here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Zhang | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.68 | 1.01 |
| ROI % | -32.8% | +1.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.31u | +0.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
4
Zhang
0
Bucsa
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Bucsa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Zhang's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 36 06 | W 63 63 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 36 26 | L 46 64 67 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 26 76 36 | W 61 46 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhang | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.1% | 70% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 56.2% | 49.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.6% | 45.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.8% | 47% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 22% | 36.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.5% | 59.7% |
| BP Converted % | 54.6% | 48.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 43.3% | 46.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 20% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shuai Zhang and Cristina Bucsa face off in the Round of 32 at Palermo on Clay.
Shuai Zhang leads 4-0 over 4 previous meetings.
Shuai Zhang is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (May 17).
Cristina Bucsa is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Shuai Zhang (May 17).
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