Luksika Kumkhum vs Nao Hibino — Taipei Quarter-final

Taipei · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
THA
Luksika Kumkhum
32 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
carpet
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kumkhum L.
6-3 6-1
Hibino N.
Kumkhum L.
662
Hibino N.
31–

Luksika Kumkhum defeated Nao Hibino 6-3 6-1 in the Taipei quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nao Hibino came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Luksika Kumkhum claimed a first win over Nao Hibino in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-07Fed Cup G1 RR: JPN vs THARRhardNao Hibino5-7 7-6(5) 6-0
2016-02-05Fed Cup G1 RR: JPN vs THARRhardNao Hibino0-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kumkhum L.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kumkhum L.

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
Kumkhum L.Hibino N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kumkhum L.Hibino N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
22
39
Break points won·Clear edge
72
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
66
Tiebreaks·
—
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kumkhum L.Hibino N.
Freshness·
—
91

Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Semi-finals
Lisicki S.
Diatchenko V.
1-66-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Schoofs B.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Schoofs B.
Martincova T.
7-633-0
Diatchenko V.
Zhu L.
6-16-0
Lisicki S.
Liang E.
6-46-0
Kumkhum L.
Hibino N.
6-36-1
R16
Kumkhum L.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Jang S.
6-46-3
Schoofs B.
Xun F.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-17-65
Zhu L.
Kovinic D.
6-14-66-3
Lisicki S.
Rybakina E.
6-46-3
Liang E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-36-1
Diatchenko V.
Zhang Y.
5-76-36-2
R32
Xun F.
Duan Y.
7-677-65
Schoofs B.
Zhao C.
6-36-2
Diatchenko V.
Hon P.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Raina A.
7-666-1
Martincova T.
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Grammatikopoulou V.
Ng K.
6-26-2
Liang E.
Haas B.
3-66-06-3
Kovinic D.
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Zhang Y.
Lu J.
6-36-2
Rybakina E.
Frech M.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Kumkhum L.
Han X.
6-36-4
Cabrera L.
Garland J.
6-46-2
Jang S.
Celik S.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Teichmann J.
2-66-36-2
Jorovic I.
Sharipova S.
6-06-2