Shuai Zhang def. Emma Navarro — Round of 16, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played26 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇨🇳ranked WTA number 85 going into this drawWon

Shuai Zhang 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Emma Navarro seeded 2 4 4

🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangvE. NavarroEmma Navarro🇺🇸

🇨🇳Shuai Zhang

🇺🇸Emma Navarro

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

4

2

Double faults

5

63%

1st serve in

63%

68%

1st serve points won

60%

57%

2nd serve points won

52%

63%

Service points won

57%

2/4

Break points saved

6/10

Return

43%

Return points won

37%

4/10

Break points won

2/4

69

Total points won

62

Head to head

3–0 Zhang

  1. This matchMerida R16won by Zhang
  2. 2025HardWuhan R64won by Zhang
  3. 2024HardBeijing R64won by Zhang

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

1–0

Last 30 days

2–3

By surface

10–6

Hard

8–9

By round

1–2

R16

2–1

1–0

QF

0–2

2–1

At WTA 500s

2–2

How their matches go

15

Completed matches

16

27%

Won in straight sets

38%

40%

Won after losing a set

6%

7%

Lost after winning a set

44%

27%

Lost in straight sets

13%

1–1

Tiebreaks

2–1

6–1

Deciding sets

1–7

8/8

Won after winning set 1

7/10

2/7

Won after losing set 1

0/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

69%

1st serve in

60%

61%

1st serve points won

68%

50%

2nd serve points won

50%

51%

Break points saved

50%

41%

Return points won

40%

46%

Break points won

40%

2.4

Aces a match

2.8

1.4

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

4

2

Days since last match

9

Last 10 matches going in

LatestShuai ZhangEmma Navarro
1Won🇺🇸V. LepchenkoVarvara LepchenkoNo. 150No. 150 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 FebLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 22No. 22 · 17 FebDubai R32 · 17 Feb
2Lost🇦🇺T. PrestonTaylah PrestonNo. 204No. 204 · 20 JanMelbourne R128 · 20 JanWon🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 72No. 72 · 16 FebDubai R64 · 16 Feb
3Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 5No. 5 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 27No. 27 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 Feb
4Won🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 44No. 44 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 JanWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 54No. 54 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 Feb
5Lost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 38No. 38 · 30 OctHong Kong R16 · 30 OctLost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 70No. 70 · 3 FebAbu Dhabi R16 · 3 Feb
6Won🇸🇮V. ErjavecVeronika ErjavecNo. 100No. 100 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 OctLost🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 53No. 53 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
7Lost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 42No. 42 · 25 OctGuangzhou SF · 25 OctLost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 21No. 21 · 15 JanAdelaide QF · 15 Jan
8Won🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 95No. 95 · 24 OctGuangzhou QF · 24 OctWon🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 74No. 74 · 14 JanAdelaide R16 · 14 Jan
9Won🇸🇮V. ErjavecVeronika ErjavecNo. 105No. 105 · 23 OctGuangzhou R16 · 23 OctWon🇦🇺E. JonesEmerson JonesNo. 147No. 147 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 Jan
10Won🇷🇺A. ZakharovaAnastasia ZakharovaNo. 80No. 80 · 21 OctGuangzhou R32 · 21 OctLost🇬🇧F. JonesFrancesca JonesNo. 73No. 73 · 5 JanAuckland R32 · 5 Jan