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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Round of 128 · HardCompleted
Shuai Zhang
266
Kayla Day
622
2-6, 6-2, 6-2Court 41h 52m1h 32m delay

Keys to Victory

4
Breaks of serve
Zhang broke serve 4 times to Day's 2.
5
Opponent double faults
Day served 5 double faults to Zhang's 2.
On-air one-liner
Zhang broke serve four times to Day's two and held serve at an 82% clip to advance 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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Game flow

ZhangDay▼ break of serve
Set 135 min▾
0-11-11-2▼1-31-42-42-5▼2-6
2-6
Break
Zhang21515153030
Day6015303040
Zhang21515151530
Day5015304040
Zhang201530404040Ad
Day415151515304040
Zhang115303040404040
Day40015153040Ad
Break
Zhang10151515
Day315153040
Zhang115151515
Day20153040
Zhang10153040
Day115151515
Zhang001530304040Ad4040
Day11515153030404040Ad

Day broke for 3-1 and again for 6-2, clinical in sealing it, with a 6 minute hold for 1-0 saving both break points.

Set 239 min+1h 32m delay▾
0-11-1▼2-13-1▼4-15-15-26-2
6-2
Zhang6015153040
Day21515303030
Zhang51515303030
Day2015153040
Zhang5015303040
Day11515153030
Break
Zhang41515304040
Day1015151530
Zhang3153030304040Ad
Day1001530304040
Break
Zhang21515153040
Day1015303030
Zhang11530304040
Day100151530
Zhang00151515
Day115153040

Zhang broke for 2-1 and again for 4-1 either side of a 93 minute weather delay, taking the set 6-2 despite Day's hold for 2-5.

Set 338 min▾
▼1-02-02-13-13-24-2▼5-26-2
6-2
Zhang60153040
Day215151515
Break
Zhang51530404040
Day20001530
Zhang400153040
Day21530303030
Zhang3151530303040Ad40404040
Day2015153040404040Ad40Ad
Zhang315153040
Day10151515
Zhang215153030304040
Day101515304040Ad
Zhang2153030303040Ad
Day0001530404040
Break
Zhang115153040
Day00151515

Zhang broke for 1-0 and again for 5-2, ruthless in sealing it 6-2, with Day's only resistance a 7 minute hold for 2-3 saving the break point.

Match Stats

ZhangDay
0
Aces
8
2
Double faults
5
73%
1st serve in
69%
70%
1st serve pts won
63%
4/12 (33%)
Break points won
2/3 (67%)
10/12 (83%)
Service games won
8/12 (67%)
4/12 (33%)
Return games won
2/12 (17%)
37/83 (45%)
Return points won
28/74 (38%)
83
Total points won
74
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.