Nicole Khirin vs Lulu Sun — W25 Johannesburg / Markspark R16

W25 Johannesburg / Markspark · ITF · Round of 16

ISR

Nicole Khirin

25 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLWWWWLL

2 — 1

Sets

Thursday, 16 September 2021 · 00:00

hard

NZL

Lulu Sun

#115WTA

1637ELO

1654Hard ELO

25 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLWWLLL

Khirin N.

7-5 1-6 6-1

Sun L.

Khirin N.

7162

Sun L.

5611

Nicole Khirin defeated Lulu Sun 7-5 1-6 6-1 in the W25 Johannesburg / Markspark round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Nicole Khirin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Khirin N.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Sun L.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Khirin N.

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

Khirin N.Sun L.

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Serve

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Return

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

Statistics

This season

Khirin N.Sun L.

1st serve in·Slight edge

52%

58%

1st serve points won·Even

65%

69%

2nd serve points won·Clear edge

36%

49%

Service points won·Slight edge

51%

61%

Return points won·Slight edge

50%

40%

Break points saved·Even

56%

60%

Aces / match·Even

4.8

5.1

Double faults / match·Dominant

7.0

3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Nicole Khirin vs Lulu Sun — W25 Johannesburg / Markspark Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard