In the Western & Southern Open Round of 16 on Thursday, No. 44-ranked Shuai Zhang takes on No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.
Zhang enters the Round of 16 after her two-set victory on Wednesday over Ekaterina Alexandrova (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 32. Kontaveit heads into this match after a three-set victory against Tereza Martincova (3-6, 7-5, 6-4) in her most recent match on Tuesday in the Round of 32.
You can watch the Western & Southern Open on Tennis Channel from August 13-21.
Shuai Zhang vs. Anett Kontaveit: Live Stream Info & TV Channel
Tournament: Western & Southern Open
Round: Round of 16
Date: Thursday, August 18
TV Channel: Tennis Channel
Live Stream: fuboTV
Court Surface: Hard
Shuai Zhang vs. Anett Kontaveit Matchup Stats
Zhang has won once, and her match record is 12-10 on hard courts so far this year.
Zhang has 113 wins in 173 service games on hard courts (a winning percentage of 65.3%), and 52 wins in 170 return games (30.6%).
On hard courts this year, Zhang ranks 176th in break point winning percentage (38.6%) after going 51-for-132.
Zhang was defeated by Simona Halep (4-6, 2-6) on August 10 in the round of 32 of her last tournament, the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2022.
Kontaveit has gone 17-7 in nine tournaments on hard courts this year.
Kontaveit has won 38.1% of her return games on hard courts, and 72.3% of her service games.
Kontaveit has converted 91 of 215 break points on hard courts (42.3%), and is 140th in break points won.
Kontaveit was eliminated in the round of 32 of her most recent tournament (the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2022) on August 10, when she went down 4-6, 4-6 to Jil Teichmann.
Zhang vs. Kontaveit Futures Odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 6:56 PM ET.
Zhang Odds to Win the 2022 Western & Southern Open: +8000
Kontaveit Odds to Win the 2022 Western & Southern Open: +1600
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