Zarina Diyas vs Kurumi Nara — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#585WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Diyas Z.
6-4 6-3
Nara K.
Diyas Z.
662
Nara K.
43–

Zarina Diyas defeated Kurumi Nara 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Zarina Diyas claimed a first win over Kurumi Nara in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Zarina Diyas closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-10Fed Cup G1 PPO: KAZ vs JPNRRhardKurumi Nara7-5 6-4
2014-07-28WashingtonR16hardKurumi Nara3-6 6-2 4-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Diyas Z.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Diyas Z.

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

Statistics

This season
Diyas Z.Nara K.
1st serve in·Even
70%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Diyas Z.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
5
Break points saved·Dominant
49
14
Break points won·Slight edge
78
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Baindl K.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Trevisan M.
Brantmeier R.
6-16-2
Ruse E.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-2
Sharma A.
Stearns P.
7-56-0
Frech M.
Marino R.
6-34-66-3
Diyas Z.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Hontama M.
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hon P.
6-47-5
Arconada U.
Haddad Maia B.
4-66-46-0
Liang E.
Dolehide C.
6-46-726-3
Parks A.
Inglis M.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Kawa K.
2-66-26-3
Q1
Paolini J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-16-4
Baindl K.
Maria T.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.
Baptiste H.
6-26-4
Brantmeier R.
Boulter K.
7-56-2
Ruse E.
Douglas E.
7-56-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Vickery S.
6-25-76-3
Sharma A.
Kalieva E.
4-66-16-3
Stearns P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Frech M.
Cabrera L.
7-626-2
Marino R.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Hibi M.
6-23-66-1
Kucova K.
Yuan Y.
6-26-1
Hontama M.
Udvardy P.
7-57-5
Hon P.
Tomova V.
6-34-0
Kalinskaya A.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Haddad Maia B.
Stefanini L.
6-46-1
Arconada U.
Rodionova A.
6-36-0
Liang E.
Wang X.
7-643-66-4
Dolehide C.
Min G.
7-56-1
Inglis M.
Bolkvadze M.
7-626-2
Parks A.
Kung L.
6-746-17-61
Kawa K.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1