Nao Hibino vs Claire Liu — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#246WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWWWLL
Hibino N.
6-3 6-3
Liu C.
Hibino N.
662
Liu C.
33–

Nao Hibino defeated Claire Liu 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #146.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

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
Hibino N.Liu C.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
61
Break points saved·Dominant
39
64
Break points won·Clear edge
91
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Liu C.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
83

Hibino N.: 18 days rest · Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Mchale C.
Zvonareva V.
6-02-0
Vikhlyantseva N.
Jakupovic D.
7-626-1
Golubic V.
Boulter K.
6-46-3
Bonaventure Y.
Swiatek I.
1-66-26-4
Hon P.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-2
Baindl K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-66
Doi M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-627-5
Hibino N.
Cirstea S.
4-66-16-0
Diyas Z.
Gibbs N.
7-647-5
Zhu L.
Blinkova A.
4-66-47-5
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
4-66-06-4
Voegele S.
Errani S.
6-27-64
Q1
Hon P.
Potapova A.
6-736-46-0
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Glushko J.
6-26-4
Voegele S.
Dolehide C.
6-23-66-3
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-26-736-4
Zvonareva V.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Stollar F.
6-03-67-5
Jakupovic D.
Rus A.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kruger Z.
6-06-0
Boulter K.
Kiick A.
7-55-76-2
Golubic V.
Bouzkova M.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-766-2
Bonaventure Y.
Danilovic O.
6-786-46-4
Mcnally C.
Pliskova K.
2-67-667-5
Bacsinszky T.
Perrin C.
5-76-06-1
Zhu L.
Wang X.
3-66-26-3
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Diyas Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-5
Gibbs N.
Ferro F.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Lao D.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Liu C.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-4
Baindl K.
Kratzer A.
6-46-1