Anastasia Zakharova vs Amina Anshba Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Let's dive into the whacky tennis juggling act we have between Anshba and Zakharova, where both players have been performing circus tricks with their rackets in the past few months. On the second serve performance, Anshba's been spinning points with a success rate of 38.35%, while Zakharova, just barely ahead, has a win rate of 39.18%. If interpreting these numbers correctly, you might just need a crystal ball and a good sense of humor to see who'll ace it!

Looking at the return game stats, it seems Anshba's got a knack for borrowing her opponent's second serve points, with a win percentage of 46.85%. Zakharova, however, proves to be a little more generous and takes home 49.01% of those points. When it comes to first serve returns, Anshba scores 37.05% compared to Zakharova's 33.65%. Clearly, when these two step onto the court, serve returns are the name of their ping-pong game!

Under the big top pressure, let's explore how they handle the anticipation of breakpoints. Anshba has been the more slippery eel, dodging and weaving her way to save 47.18% of the breakpoints she's faced. Zakharova, though not far behind, manages to hold her own with a rate of 46.11%. It’s the ol’ breakout dance – both players doing a nifty job at avoiding those pesky breakpoints!

Exploring their performance over the last year, it’s a tie with a twist! Anshba danced through 58.33% of her matches, pirouetting her way to a 28/20 W/L record. Zakharova tangoed her way to a slightly higher rate of 58.46%, culminating in a 38/27 record. Talk about toe-to-toe, or maybe racket-to-racket!

When playing on their favorite surfaces, Anshba finds her groove on clay. With a solid win percentage of 60% (W/L 220/144), it’s clearly her stage. On the more 'slippery' I.hard surface, she performs a not-so-graceful 14% (W/L 2/12). Zakharova, on the other hand, earns her applause on I.hard, where she dazzles with a 69% win record (W/L 68/31). But take her to the grass, and she might start seeing green with a 20% win rate (W/L 1/4).

Considering what level our players have been strutting their stuff; Anshba's been owning the Challengers/ITF circuits > $10K with a respectable 59.57% win rate (W/L 28/19). Zakharova performs even better, maintaining a winning streak at 66.67% (W/L 26/13) in the same playgrounds, making one wonder who’ll strut out victorious in this tennis stage show!

Head-to-head, it’s all about the hat-trick for Anshba as she’s won both of their previous duels. She’s spun her way through 4 sets, leaving Zakharova with just a single set in the last encounter at W 15 Moscow in 2019, with Anshba taking the win 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on the familiar clay terrain. Could old habits foretell this showdown’s outcome? If they tango into a deciding set, Anshba's history of clinching 57% over the past year may steal the show over Zakharova’s 35% record.

Sprinkle in their opponent quality over the past year: Anshba played against those averaging a rank of 381.31, while Zakharova keeps somewhat loftier company with an average opponent rank of 224.25. If the match goes to the wire, taking the last curtain call, we may just see Anshba's determination eek past Zakharova. Overall, looking at this comedic statistical act, I’d put my popcorn money on Anshba to steal the spotlight in this grand tennis tale!