Jule Niemeier vs Claire Liu — Berlin Qualifying Round 2

Berlin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#569WTA
1418ELO
1429Grass ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1514Grass ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Niemeier J.
7-6 6-1
Liu C.
Niemeier J.
7762
Liu C.
631–

Jule Niemeier defeated Claire Liu 7-6 6-1 in the Berlin qualifying round 2 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111. Jule Niemeier extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Jule Niemeier came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-20Bad HomburgR32grassJule Niemeier6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
61
Break points saved·Dominant
33
64
Break points won·Even
82
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
79
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.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

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