Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Claire LiuDubai Aus Open Qualies Qualifying Round 2

Dubai Aus Open Qualies · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 January 2021
hard
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Buzarnescu M.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Liu C.
Buzarnescu M.
78262
Liu C.
66641

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Claire Liu 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Dubai Aus Open Qualies qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

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
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (54 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
61
Break points saved·Dominant
31
64
Break points won·Dominant
50
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
48
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Juvan K.
Hunter S.
7-646-2
Kalinina A.
Ozgen P.
6-16-1
Sramkova R.
Jakupovic D.
6-16-3
Zarazua R.
Komardina A.
6-36-4
Shinikova I.
Dodin O.
7-56-2
Lu J.
Jaksic J.
6-16-2
Fett J.
Gorgodze E.
6-36-3
Jones F.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Minnen G.
Bozovic A.
6-36-4
Cepede Royg V.
Muhammad A.
6-36-4
Perez E.
Dolehide C.
6-35-77-5
Lepchenko V.
Di Lorenzo F.
3-66-26-0
Konjuh A.
Friedsam A.
6-26-756-4
Buyukakcay C.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-46-4
Garcia Perez G.
Zakharova A.
6-06-0
Errani S.
Liang E.
6-15-76-2
Osuigwe W.
Kawa K.
6-46-3
Gadecki O.
Salden L.
2-67-56-3
Liu C.
De Vroome I.
7-656-2
Buzarnescu M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-3
Kalinskaya A.
Galfi D.
6-46-756-3
Burel C.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
6-46-0
Baptiste H.
Kan V.
7-626-2
Osorio C.
Haas B.
6-33-67-5
Babos T.
Melnikova M.
6-36-3
Andrianjafitrimo T.
Bains N.
6-16-2
Muramatsu C.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-27-65
Schmiedlova A.
Arconada U.
6-726-27-65
Gerlach K.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Hibi M.
You X.
6-46-2
Rakhimova K.
Wang X.
6-27-61
Golubic V.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-766-3
Zavatska K.
Tauson C.
6-36-3
Raina A.
Jani R.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Bucsa C.
6-13-66-2
Danilovic O.
Kucova K.
6-26-2
Naito Y.
Bara I.
7-656-2
Paquet C.
Lee G.
6-46-2
Yuan Y.
Chwalinska M.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.
Myers A.
6-26-3
Martincova T.
Mrdeza T.
6-16-2
Zanevska M.
Andrei L.
6-36-2
Marino R.
Cristian J.
6-46-4
Tomova V.
Kempenaers Pocz C.
6-46-3
Mcnally C.
Snigur D.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Kiick A.
7-646-1
Benoit M.
Mendez S.
6-06-2
Cocciaretto E.
Ce G.
6-36-1
Bonaventure Y.
Stevanovic N.
6-36-3
Lottner A.
Kostova E.
6-47-5
Gatto Monticone G.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-26-3
Savinykh V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-4
Gasparyan M.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-34-66-2
Bolkvadze M.
Thandi K.
7-647-64
Han N.
Grabher J.
3-66-36-1
Pironkova T.
Okamura K.
6-06-1
Samsonova L.
Kung L.
6-05-76-2
Anderson R.
Lao D.
4-66-37-5
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.
Popovic I.
2-66-26-2
Sherif M.
Omae A.
6-06-1
Min G.
Dart H.
7-56-2
Seguel D.
Schoofs B.
6-37-66
Krunic A.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-2