Clara Tauson vs Ann Li — Chicago 125 Semi-final

Chicago 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Clara Tauson
DEN
Clara Tauson
#30WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tauson C.
7-6 6-1
Li A.
Tauson C.
7762
Li A.
651–

Clara Tauson defeated Ann Li 7-6 6-1 in the Chicago 125 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #30, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Clara Tauson extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-25CourmayeurQFhardClara Tauson3-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tauson C.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Tauson 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

Tauson C.Li A.
56
Serve
47
39
Return
49

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

Statistics

This season
Tauson C.Li A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tauson C.Li A.
Clutch Rating·Even
73
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Slight edge
93
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tauson C.Li A.
Freshness·Even
99
100

Tauson C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Li A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tauson C.
Raducanu E.
6-12-66-4
Semi-finals
Raducanu E.
Liu C.
7-634-66-1
Tauson C.
Li A.
7-656-1
Quarter-finals
Liu C.
Diatchenko V.
6-26-3
Li A.
Diyas Z.
6-42-66-3
Tauson C.
Hunter S.
7-56-3
Raducanu E.
Niemeier J.
7-64
R16
Raducanu E.
Burel C.
6-27-5
Liu C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-44-66-3
Diatchenko V.
Baindl K.
7-51-66-4
Diyas Z.
Errani S.
6-31-66-4
Li A.
Dodin O.
6-36-1
Hunter S.
Gracheva V.
5-76-36-4
Tauson C.
Baptiste H.
6-23-66-3
Niemeier J.
Anisimova A.
3-66-34-0
R32
Raducanu E.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-676-3
Niemeier J.
Minnen G.
6-26-2
Anisimova A.
Parrizas Diaz N.
3-66-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Kalinina A.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
Baindl K.
Zanevska M.
5-76-47-62
Diatchenko V.
Konjuh A.
7-646-3
Diyas Z.
Brengle M.
6-727-656-4
Errani S.
Tan H.
6-42-66-3
Dodin O.
Vandeweghe C.
7-636-4
Li A.
Osuigwe W.
6-36-4
Gracheva V.
Doi M.
4-66-46-4
Hunter S.
Dolehide C.
6-34-66-2
Tauson C.
Dart H.
6-16-726-2
Baptiste H.
Kovinic D.
6-36-4
Burel C.
Jorovic I.
7-53-2