Naiktha Bains vs Claire Liu — Birmingham Qualifying Round 1

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Naiktha Bains
GBR
Naiktha Bains
#433WTA
1354ELO
1260Grass ELO
28 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019
grass
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1514Grass ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Bains N.
6-1 3-6 7-6
Liu C.
Bains N.
637102
Liu C.
16681

Naiktha Bains defeated Claire Liu 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Birmingham qualifying round 1 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111.

Key context

  • Match story: Naiktha Bains came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bains N.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bains 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
Bains N.Liu C.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bains N.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
61
Break points saved·Dominant
15
64
Break points won·Slight edge
70
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
79
Tiebreaks·
—
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bains N.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
71

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pliskova K.
Bouzkova M.
4-66-46-2
Davis L.
Sharma A.
6-26-1
Swiatek I.
Pera B.
2-67-666-4
Tomova V.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-2
Q2
Kalinskaya A.
Dabrowski G.
3-66-26-4
Tomova V.
Mcnally C.
6-47-63
Pliskova K.
Pegula J.
6-36-4
Bouzkova M.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Sharma A.
Lao D.
6-36-756-1
Davis L.
Bains N.
6-36-2
Swiatek I.
Aiava D.
6-756-36-3
Pera B.
Frech M.
7-53-67-5
Q1
Davis L.
Hibi M.
4-67-636-1
Tomova V.
Doi M.
7-52-66-3
Pegula J.
Raina A.
6-16-0
Pliskova K.
Zhuk S.
6-17-5
Bains N.
Liu C.
6-13-67-68
Lao D.
Korpatsch T.
6-16-2
Sharma A.
Grey S.
7-56-1
Bouzkova M.
Cabrera L.
6-36-736-2
Samsonova L.
Bolkvadze M.
6-46-3
Swiatek I.
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Aiava D.
Christie F.
6-26-3
Frech M.
Ponchet J.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Silva E.
6-46-3
Dabrowski G.
Potapova A.
7-56-2
Kalinskaya A.
Jakupovic D.
7-636-1
Mcnally C.
Moore T.
6-22-66-2