Kaia Kanepi vs Meng Yuan — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32
Kaia Kanepi defeated Meng Yuan 6-1 6-2 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meng Yuan came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped just 3 games past Meng Yuan.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKanepi K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsKanepi K. and Yuan M. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kanepi K. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Yuan M. 0–2 (0%).
0–30%Kanepi K. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–20%Yuan M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
1–6Sets0–4
25–39Games10–24
0–1Deciding sets0–0
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Williams S.L3-6 3-6Miami · hardL3-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Kirilenko M.L2-6 6-2 3-6Auckland · hardL4-6 2-6Seoul · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: level 1–1
- Kanepi K.September 2008TokyoThis matchHard6-1 6-2
- Kanepi K.May 2008Roland GarrosClay6-2 6-2
- Yuan M.December 2005Gold CoastHard6-2 6-4
- Yuan M.June 2005Grado 25KClay6-4 3-6 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKanepi K.Yuan M.1 745ELO1 5751 723Hard ELO1 5892–8Last 105–523Age22
Cite this
Kaia Kanepi beat Meng Yuan 6-1 6-2. Umpiry, "Kaia Kanepi vs Meng Yuan — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-09-13/kanepi-vs-yuan-tokyo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 September 2008).