Magdalena Frech def. Shuai Zhang — Semifinal, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played28 Feb 2026

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

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 55 going into this drawWon

Magdalena Frech 6 66 6

🇨🇳ranked WTA number 85 going into this draw

Shuai Zhang 2 7 3

🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechvS. ZhangShuai Zhang🇨🇳

🇵🇱Magdalena Frech

🇨🇳Shuai Zhang

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

1

6

Double faults

1

63%

1st serve in

74%

63%

1st serve points won

49%

51%

2nd serve points won

50%

59%

Service points won

49%

8/12

Break points saved

10/18

Return

51%

Return points won

41%

8/18

Break points won

4/12

117

Total points won

98

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchMerida SFwon by Frech
  2. 2024HardBeijing R16won by Zhang

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

6–4

4–2

Last 30 days

3–0

By surface

11–9

Hard

12–6

By round

–

SF

0–1

5–2

At WTA 500s

4–1

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

17

28%

Won in straight sets

35%

28%

Won after losing a set

35%

6%

Lost after winning a set

6%

39%

Lost in straight sets

24%

6–3

Tiebreaks

1–1

5–1

Deciding sets

6–1

9/10

Won after winning set 1

10/10

1/8

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

64%

62%

1st serve points won

60%

40%

2nd serve points won

50%

47%

Break points saved

65%

49%

Return points won

48%

58%

Break points won

51%

1.0

Aces a match

2.0

2.2

Double faults a match

1.6

Last 14 days

4

Matches

3

9

Sets

6

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentMagdalena FrechShuai Zhang
🇺🇸LiNo. 36
🇺🇸LiNo. 36LostDoha R32LostGuangzhou SF
🇸🇮ErjavecNo. 112
🇸🇮ErjavecNo. 112WonMelbourne R128WonHong Kong R32WonGuangzhou R16
🇺🇸GauffNo. 4
🇺🇸GauffNo. 4LostNew York R32LostWuhan R16
Total
Total1–22–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestMagdalena FrechShuai Zhang
1Won🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 38No. 38 · 27 FebMerida QF · 27 FebWon🇦🇩V. Jimenez KasintsevaVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaNo. 119No. 119 · 27 FebMerida QF · 27 Feb
2Won🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48No. 48 · 26 FebMerida R16 · 26 FebWon🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 19No. 19 · 26 FebMerida R16 · 26 Feb
3Won🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 154No. 154 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 FebWon🇺🇸V. LepchenkoVarvara LepchenkoNo. 150No. 150 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 Feb
4Lost🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 55No. 55 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebLost🇦🇺T. PrestonTaylah PrestonNo. 204No. 204 · 20 JanMelbourne R128 · 20 Jan
5Lost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 41No. 41 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 FebLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 5No. 5 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 Jan
6Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 18No. 18 · 8 FebDoha R64 · 8 FebWon🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 44No. 44 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 Jan
7Lost🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 7No. 7 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 38No. 38 · 30 OctHong Kong R16 · 30 Oct
8Won🇸🇮V. ErjavecVeronika ErjavecNo. 99No. 99 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇸🇮V. ErjavecVeronika ErjavecNo. 100No. 100 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 Oct
9Lost🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 29No. 29 · 14 JanHobart R16 · 14 JanLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 42No. 42 · 25 OctGuangzhou SF · 25 Oct
10Won🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 56No. 56 · 13 JanHobart R32 · 13 JanWon🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 95No. 95 · 24 OctGuangzhou QF · 24 Oct