In a battle of veteran tennis stars, Shuai Zhang will play Petra Martic in the quarterfinal of the 2022 Tokyo Open on Friday, September 23. Get the live streaming options of this Shuai Zhang v Petra Martic match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Shuai Zhang v Petra Martic Head to Head
It is 2-0 to Martic; they last met in the 2019 Miami Open where the Croat won 6-2, 6-1.
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Zhang Survives Garcia
It was an endurance test for the 33-year-old Chinese Shuai Zhang, who upset the number two seed Caroline Garcia 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in two and a half hours.
Not only did Zhang save a match point in the third set trailing 4-5, but she also survived a barrage of aces from Garcia – 27, to be precise – and a superior first-service win rate. In the preceding round, she upset Mai Hontama 6-0, 6-3.
Now ranked World No. 28, Zhang has had an interesting season and is now 33-23.
She has two singles finals to her name – the title from Lyon and the runner-up feat in Birmingham. On the doubles circuit, she was most recently the runner-up in Wimbledon, Birmingham, and Stuttgart and a champion in Nottingham.
Shuai also had a decent run in the US Open swing, reaching the quarterfinal in Cincinnati and Cleveland and round four in the US Open.
Over these tournaments, she dismissed a few big names like Anett Kontaveit, Naomi Osaka, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Jil Teichmann.
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Martic on a Resurgent Path
Petra Martic, current World No. 46, is having herself quite a week in Tokyo as she has reached the quarterfinal without dropping a set.
In the opener, she beat Rina Saigo 6-1, 6-1, and followed it with an upset of former world number one Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-4. These two wins have put Martic at 30-17 – which is pretty much on track to match her career-best season in 2019 at 35-17.
Petra arrived in Japan after a series of mixed results and muted participation on the tour.
She has competed in only four tournaments since July; the 31-year-old won the title in Lausanne, reached the quarters in Warsaw, first-round in Cincinnati (as a qualifier), and round three in the US Open (upsetting Paula Badosa en route).
Compared to Zhang, Martic’s silverware collection isn’t half as impressive but she can still put up a fight.
Zhang v Martic Prediction and Tip
Zhang has got everything going for her right now. With the kind of momentum she has, expect her to win this one and reach the semis, albeit with some doing.
Tip: Zhang to win, Over 20.5 Games: 11/8 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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