By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 2, 2019
Beijing and Tokyo are full tilt and heading toward the business end. Let’s have a look inside the numbers as we prepare for Thursday’s action in Asia.
16 Number of wins notched by Canada’s Bianca Andreescu after her 6-3 7-6(5) win over Elise Mertens. The 19-year-old has not lost a completed match since March 1, when she fell to Sofia Kenin in the Acapulco semifinals.
1-13 The career record of Japan’s Go Soeda at the Rakuten Open. The 35-year-old snapped a 12-match losing streak in the first round at Tokyo when he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff. He fell last night to Novak Djokovic, 6-3 7-5.
50 Number of wins for Ash Barty in 2019. The World No.1 hit the 50 mark last night in Beijing by notching a 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 win over Zheng Saisai on Wednesday in Beijing. Barty joins Karolina Pliskova in the WTA’s 50-win club. Sofia Kenin (48) and Kiki Bertens (47) are also closing in.
2 Number of consecutive wins notched by Andy Murray. The Scot is into his first quarterfinal in over a year at Beijing—he’ll attempt to reach his first semifinal since 2017 Roland Garros when he faces Dominic Theim next in China.
4-5 Jennifur Brady's record against the Top 20 in 2019 after her victory over Madison Keys on Wednesday at the China Open. The 24-year-old entered the season with a 1-6 lifetime record against the Top 20.
2120 Amount of ranking points that Alexander Zverev has accrued in 2019 thus far. The German is hoping to close in on 8th place in the Race to London standings on Thursday when he faces Felix Auger-Aliassime. Zverev is currently 65 points behind Matteo Berrettini, the current holder of 8th in the standings.