Emma Raducanu vs Claire Liu — Chicago 125 Semi-final

Chicago 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Emma Raducanu
GBR
Emma Raducanu
#38WTA
1834ELO
1773Hard ELO
$605kYTD
$6.6MCAREER
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Raducanu E.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Liu C.
Raducanu E.
77462
Liu C.
63611

Emma Raducanu defeated Claire Liu 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Chicago 125 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Emma Raducanu came in ranked #38.

Key context

  • Match story: Emma Raducanu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Raducanu E.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Raducanu E.

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

Raducanu E.Liu C.
32
Serve
—
54
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Raducanu E.Liu C.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Raducanu E.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
61
Break points saved·Dominant
96
64
Break points won·Clear edge
99
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Raducanu E.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
71

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). 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