Jule Niemeier vs Ann Li — Berlin Qualifying Round 1

Berlin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#569WTA
1418ELO
1429Grass ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#31WTA
1807ELO
1595Grass ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niemeier J.
6-3 7-6
Li A.
Niemeier J.
6772
Li A.
362–

Jule Niemeier defeated Ann Li 6-3 7-6 in the Berlin qualifying round 1 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #31.

Key context

  • Match story: Jule Niemeier closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

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
Niemeier J.Li A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Li A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
76
Break points saved·Dominant
33
83
Break points won·Slight edge
82
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niemeier J.Li A.
Freshness·
—
100

Li A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Niemeier J.
Liu C.
7-636-1
Frech M.
Minella M.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Friedsam A.
6-36-747-63
Muhammad A.
Voegele S.
7-55-76-3
Baptiste H.
Hon P.
6-37-5
Samsonova L.
Konjuh A.
4-66-17-64
Q1
Doi M.
Barthel M.
7-627-5
Niemeier J.
Li A.
6-37-62
Liu C.
Flink V.
6-26-3
Minella M.
Blinkova A.
7-56-2
Frech M.
Korpatsch T.
3-66-16-0
Friedsam A.
Lepchenko V.
6-33-4
Muhammad A.
Juvan K.
6-35-77-5
Voegele S.
Middendorf J.
6-16-2
Hon P.
Sasnovich A.
6-37-64
Baptiste H.
Cristian J.
6-36-1
Samsonova L.
Noha Akugue N.
6-36-1
Konjuh A.
Rivkin N.
6-46-0