Claire Liu vs Anna KalinskayaChicago 125 Round of 16

Chicago 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
#20WTA
1907ELO
1863Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$7.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Liu C.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Kalinskaya A.
Liu C.
6462
Kalinskaya A.
4631

Claire Liu defeated Anna Kalinskaya 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Chicago 125 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kalinskaya came in ranked #20, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Anna Kalinskaya in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Claire Liu closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-06Indian WellsR128hardAnna Kalinskaya6-3 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kalinskaya A.

Kalinskaya A.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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

Serve & return on hard

Liu C.Kalinskaya A.
Serve
36
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
88
Break points won·Clear edge
78
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
71
92

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d) · Kalinskaya A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast