Elena Rybakina vs Claire LiuSan Jose Round of 16

San Jose · WTA · Round of 16
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Rybakina E.
2-6 6-0 6-2
Liu C.
Rybakina E.
2662
Liu C.
6021

Elena Rybakina defeated Claire Liu 2-6 6-0 6-2 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassElena Rybakina6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Rybakina E.Liu C.
100
Serve
34
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
61
Break points saved·Dominant
98
64
Break points won·Clear edge
96
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
10.0+475 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1635
10.0Overall Elo 2122
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1669
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
2.7
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
92
75

Rybakina E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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