WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · Merida
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🛡️ The Spoiler
Navarro
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 366 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Emma Navarro here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, 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 | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.90 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | -46.2% | +119.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.31u | +1.19u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
3
Zhang
1
Navarro
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Navarro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Zhang's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Li | L 61 46 26 | W 61 63 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 36 26 | L 57 46 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 16 16 | L 57 62 26 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 67 06 | L 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhang | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 68.9% | 56.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 57.7% | 63.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.1% | 47.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.5% | 57.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29% | 45.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51% | 59.1% |
| BP Converted % | 52.3% | 44.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.3% | 53% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shuai Zhang and Emma Navarro face off in the Round of 16 at Merida on Hard.
Shuai Zhang leads 3-1 over 4 previous meetings.
Shuai Zhang is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (May 17).
Emma Navarro is 5-0 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Shuai Zhang (May 17).
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