Arantxa Rus vs Claire Liu — Bol Quarter-final

Bol · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2021
clay
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Rus A.
1-6 7-5 6-4
Liu C.
Rus A.
1762
Liu C.
6541

Arantxa Rus defeated Claire Liu 1-6 7-5 6-4 in the Bol quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Claire Liu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-09SeoulR16hardClaire Liu1-6 6-3 3-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Rus A.

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
Rus A.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
64
Break points won·Slight edge
86
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Liu C.
Freshness·Dominant
100
71

Rus A.: 21 days rest · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Paolini J.
Rus A.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Rus A.
Bara I.
6-26-1
Paolini J.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Blinkova A.
Haas B.
6-44-67-5
Paolini J.
Kucova K.
6-16-1
Bara I.
Trevisan M.
2-67-56-0
Rus A.
Liu C.
1-67-56-4
R16
Blinkova A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-1
Haas B.
Samsonova L.
6-36-4
Paolini J.
Govortsova O.
6-14-66-3
Kucova K.
Mrdeza T.
3-66-46-3
Bara I.
Lukas T.
6-36-0
Trevisan M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Liu C.
Errani S.
6-737-57-61
Rus A.
Zavatska K.
6-12-0
R32
Blinkova A.
Hon P.
3-66-06-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Arconada U.
6-716-36-2
Haas B.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-4
Samsonova L.
Konjuh A.
1-67-636-4
Paolini J.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Govortsova O.
Sun L.
6-37-67
Kucova K.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-67-56-3
Mrdeza T.
Babos T.
6-16-2
Lukas T.
Bolsova A.
6-46-2
Bara I.
Kawa K.
6-44-67-5
Trevisan M.
Zarazua R.
6-26-0
Errani S.
Fett J.
6-36-3
Liu C.
Gorgodze E.
4-66-36-4
Zavatska K.
Galfi D.
6-26-3
Rus A.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Schmiedlova A.
Minnen G.
6-23-1