Kurumi Nara vs Qiang Wang — Kaohsiung Round of 32

Kaohsiung · WTA · Round of 32
JPN7
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
CHN
Qiang Wang
34 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Nara K.
6-1 6-3
Wang Q.
Nara K.
662
Wang Q.
130

Kurumi Nara defeated Qiang Wang 6-1 6-3 in the Kaohsiung round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qiang Wang came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Kurumi Nara had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 9 on hard. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Qiang Wang in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-11TokyoR16hardQiang Wang6-2 6-3
2015-02-16DubaiR64hardQiang Wang5-7 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Wang Q.

Wang Q.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nara K.Wang Q.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Wang Q.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
5
27
Break points saved·Dominant
14
46
Break points won·Even
73
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
22

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.[1]
Doi M.[2]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Doi M.[2]
Hsieh S.[6]
6-06-2
Williams V.[1]
Putintseva Y.[3]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Hsieh S.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-06-2
Williams V.[1]
Sevastova A.
7-56-2
Doi M.[2]
Nara K.[7]
W/O
Putintseva Y.[3]
Voegele S.
6-30-0
R16
Doi M.[2]
Linette M.
6-26-3
Kulichkova E.
Diyas Z.[4]
7-50-66-4
Hsieh S.[6]
Minella M.
6-44-66-2
Voegele S.
Zheng S.[5]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Vekic D.
7-52-67-5
Williams V.[1]
Radwanska U.
6-46-2
Nara K.[7]
Zhang Y.
6-24-66-3
Putintseva Y.[3]
Kato M.
6-45-76-0
R32
Linette M.
Wang Y.
7-57-5
Voegele S.
Chang K.
1-66-36-4
Doi M.[2]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Zhang Y.
Kuwata H.
5-77-636-2
Nara K.[7]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.[4]
Kichenok L.
5-76-16-2
Kulichkova E.
Lee Y.
3-66-46-4
Minella M.
Osaka N.
6-27-64
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
4-67-656-3
Sevastova A.
Kucova K.
4-67-607-63
Radwanska U.
Hsu C.
6-47-61
Williams V.[1]
Lee P.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[6]
Okuno A.
7-614-66-2
Kato M.
Reix S.
7-616-3
Putintseva Y.[3]
Melnikova M.
6-26-3
Zheng S.[5]
Pous Tio L.
6-27-5