Lin Zhu vs Arantxa Rus Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Zhu 0 - 1 Rus

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Zhu has won 43.9% of points on their second serve, while Rus has won 42.74%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Zhu, in recent form, has won 51.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rus has won 55.65%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.99% and 36.52% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Zhu has saved 48.37% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rus has saved 53.85% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Zhu has won 46.43% of matches played (W/L 26/ 30), with Rus winning 53.52% (W/L 38/ 33) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Zhu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 358/ 218), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 39% (W/L 18/ 28). Rus has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 416/ 199), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 37% (W/L 19/ 32).
• Player level: In the last year, Zhu has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 55.17% of matches (W/L 16/ 13), where as Rus has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 51.85% of matches (W/L 14/ 13). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Zhu winning 0 times and Rus being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Zhu winning 0 and Rus winning 2. The last match between Zhu and Rus was at the Zhuhai, 08-03-2017, First, Hard with Arantxa Rus getting the victory 6-2 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:29:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Zhu and Rus have played a deciding set 0 times, with Zhu winning 0 times and Rus 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Zhu winning 0, and Rus 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Zhu has played against opponents with an average rank of 158.41 while Rus has played against players with an average rank of 173.51.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Zhu has won 18% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rus has won 48% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Zhu has converted 44.55% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rus has converted 45.05% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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