Fangzhou Liu vs Hiroko Kuwata — Nanchang Round of 32

Nanchang · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Fangzhou Liu
#723WTA
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2018
hard
JPN
Hiroko Kuwata
#818WTA
35 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Liu F.
7-5 6-3
Kuwata H.
Liu F.
762
Kuwata H.
530

Fangzhou Liu defeated Hiroko Kuwata 7-5 6-3 in the Nanchang round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fangzhou Liu came in ranked #723, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Fangzhou Liu closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liu F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuwata H.

Kuwata H.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Liu F.

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
Liu F.Kuwata H.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu F.Kuwata H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
41
0
Break points saved·Dominant
43
6
Break points won·Slight edge
67
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
33
Tiebreaks·
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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
Wang Q.[2]
Zheng S.[6]
7-54-0
Semi-finals
Zheng S.[6]
Zhu L.
6-31-66-2
Wang Q.[2]
Linette M.[3]
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Linette M.[3]
Liang E.
6-34-66-2
Zhu L.
Zhang S.[1]
7-634-66-1
Zheng S.[6]
Xun F.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[2]
Liu F.
6-36-0
R16
Zhu L.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Liang E.
Plipuech P.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[2]
Sharipova S.
6-43-66-2
Zheng S.[6]
Thandi K.
6-46-0
Zhang S.[1]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-1
Linette M.[3]
Hozumi E.
6-37-5
Xun F.
Lu J.
6-47-5
Liu F.
Han X.[8]
6-36-3
R32
Plipuech P.
Diatchenko V.[5]
4-66-43-1
Wang Q.[2]
Raina A.
6-26-1
Zheng S.[6]
Kato M.
6-36-0
Thandi K.
Lu J.
6-33-67-5
Zhu L.
Duan Y.[7]
6-26-3
Xun F.
Kobori M.
7-636-0
Sharipova S.
Shimizu A.
6-26-0
Linette M.[3]
Jang S.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Xu S.
6-16-4
Martincova T.
Zhang Y.
6-36-4
Liu F.
Kuwata H.
7-56-3
Hozumi E.
Cako J.
3-66-16-2
Lu J.
Nara K.[4]
3-66-26-4
Han X.[8]
Namigata J.
6-46-0
Liang E.
Zheng W.
6-36-3
Zhang S.[1]
Lisicki S.
7-606-3