Kurumi Nara vs Tatjana Maria — Hiroshima Round of 32

Hiroshima · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
Tatjana Maria
GER5
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
Nara K.
6-4 6-4
Maria T.
Nara K.
662
Maria T.
440

Kurumi Nara defeated Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-4 in the Hiroshima round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kurumi Nara came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.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

Serve & return on hard

Nara K.Maria T.
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Serve
9
—
Return
13

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nara K.Maria T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Maria T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
5
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
31
Break points won·Slight edge
73
78
Deciding sets·Even
9
9
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nara K.Maria T.
Freshness·
—
64

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hibino N.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Doi M.
Kudermetova V.[2]
6-46-3
Hibino N.
Buzarnescu M.
4-66-06-3
Quarter-finals
Kudermetova V.[2]
Siegemund L.[8]
6-34-66-2
Doi M.
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
7-56-1
Buzarnescu M.
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Hsieh S.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Buzarnescu M.
Nara K.
7-617-5
Kudermetova V.[2]
Mchale C.
7-676-2
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-23-66-3
Hsieh S.[1]
Hon P.
1-67-627-5
Hibino N.
Diyas Z.[6]
6-13-2
Siegemund L.[8]
Tig P.
6-25-77-5
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Flink V.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Hives Z.
6-11-66-3
R32
Mchale C.
Minnen G.
6-26-4
Tig P.
Shimizu A.
6-46-2
Flink V.
Kucova K.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Nara K.
Maria T.[5]
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Tomova V.
6-16-4
Flipkens K.
Samsonova L.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Fernandez L.
6-727-657-5
Hsieh S.[1]
Ozaki R.
6-13-66-3
Siegemund L.[8]
Savinykh V.
6-46-1
Hon P.
Kawa K.
6-01-66-4
Doi M.
Namigata J.
4-67-56-2
Kudermetova V.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.[6]
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Hives Z.
Potapova A.[4]
6-746-46-4