Zhang Shuai vs Veronika Erjavec

WTA Guangzhou — Zhang Shuai vs Veronika Erjavec

🧠 Form & Context

🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (#122, righty; 177 cm)

• 2025: 28–12 overall | 20–6 on hard
• Guangzhou R1: d. Zakharova 6–4, 6–1
• China swing: Wuhan wins over Navarro & Cîrstea; fell to Gauff. Beijing R3 after wins vs Wang Xinyu & Zakharova.
• Local pedigree: Guangzhou champion (2013, 2017); QF 2019. Trending up after a lean 2023–24.

🇸🇮 Veronika Erjavec (#100, righty)

• 2025: 36–22 overall | 7–5 on hard
• Guangzhou R1: d. Tatjana Maria 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–2
• Asian swing surge: two lower-level titles (Changsha, Huzhou); confidence rising.
• Profile: clay-leaning resume, but recent results show growing hard-court competence.

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