Shuai Zhang def. McCartney Kessler — Round of 128, Australian Open 2025

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2025

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played14 Jan 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇨🇳ranked WTA number 205 going into this drawWon

Shuai Zhang 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 67 going into this draw

McCartney Kessler 3 4

🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangvM. KesslerMcCartney Kessler🇺🇸

🇨🇳Shuai Zhang

🇺🇸McCartney Kessler

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

3

0

Double faults

3

65%

1st serve in

67%

77%

1st serve points won

57%

65%

2nd serve points won

43%

73%

Service points won

52%

1/2

Break points saved

4/8

Serve speed (km/h)

160

Fastest serve

170

147

Average 1st serve

156

127

Average 2nd serve

124

Return

48%

Return points won

27%

4/8

Break points won

1/2

Points

26

Winners

18

11

Unforced errors

22

12/14

Net points won

7/14

68

Total points won

49

Head to head

2–0 Zhang

  1. This matchMelbourne R128won by Zhang
  2. 2024HardBeijing R128won by Zhang

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

7–3

–

Last 30 days

6–1

By surface

5–7

Hard

13–6

By round

1–1

R128

0–2

1–2

R64

1–0

2–5

First match at an event

5–3

0–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

12

Completed matches

19

42%

Won in straight sets

37%

0%

Won after losing a set

32%

8%

Lost after winning a set

16%

50%

Lost in straight sets

16%

2–1

Tiebreaks

0–3

0–1

Deciding sets

6–3

5/6

Won after winning set 1

9/10

0/6

Won after losing set 1

4/9

Last 14 days

0

Matches

6

0

Sets

14

77

Days since last match

3

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentShuai ZhangMcCartney Kessler
🇸🇰SramkovaNo. 49
🇸🇰SramkovaNo. 49LostJiujiang R32WonHobart R32
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 25
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 25LostWuhan R64LostBrisbane R32
Total
Total0–21–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestShuai ZhangMcCartney Kessler
1Lost🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 51No. 51 · 29 OctJiujiang R32 · 29 OctWon🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 34No. 34 · 11 JanHobart F · 11 Jan
2Lost🇺🇸B. PeraBernarda PeraR16 · 24 OctGuangzhou R16 · 24 OctWon🇦🇲E. AvanesyanElina AvanesyanNo. 43No. 43 · 10 JanHobart SF · 10 Jan
3Won🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 64No. 64 · 22 OctGuangzhou R32 · 22 OctWon🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 33No. 33 · 9 JanHobart QF · 9 Jan
4Lost🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 32No. 32 · 8 OctWuhan R64 · 8 OctWon🇦🇷M. CarleMaria Lourdes CarleNo. 94No. 94 · 8 JanHobart R16 · 8 Jan
5Lost🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 20No. 20 · 3 OctBeijing QF · 3 OctWon🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 46No. 46 · 6 JanHobart R32 · 6 Jan
6Won🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 32No. 32 · 1 OctBeijing R16 · 1 OctLost🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 29No. 29 · 31 DecBrisbane R32 · 31 Dec
7Won🇧🇪G. MinnenGreetje MinnenNo. 85No. 85 · 29 SepBeijing R32 · 29 SepWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 38No. 38 · 29 DecBrisbane R64 · 29 Dec
8Won🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 8No. 8 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 SepLost🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 11No. 11 · 24 OctTokyo R16 · 24 Oct
9Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 64No. 64 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 SepWon🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 50No. 50 · 22 OctTokyo R32 · 22 Oct
10Lost🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika KudermetovaR32 · 16 SepSeoul R32 · 16 SepLost🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 115No. 115 · 16 OctOsaka R16 · 16 Oct