Nao Hibino vs Katarzyna Kawa — Melbourne 1 Qualifying Round 1

Melbourne 1 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#142WTA
1664ELO
1489Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Hibino N.
6-3 6-0
Kawa K.
Hibino N.
662
Kawa K.
30–

Nao Hibino defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-3 6-0 in the Melbourne 1 qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarzyna Kawa came in ranked #142.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

Kawa K.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hibino 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

Statistics

This season
Hibino N.Kawa K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Kawa K.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
39
15
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
87
Tiebreaks·Even
81
79

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Kawa K.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
97

Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Kawa K.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Hruncakova V.
Govortsova O.
6-1
Bondar A.
Hontama M.
7-646-4
Zheng Q.
Pera B.
6-31-67-5
Hibino N.
Kovinic D.
W/O
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Aiava D.
Preston T.
6-46-4
Q1
Govortsova O.
Liang E.
6-47-64
Hruncakova V.
Frech M.
7-676-3
Bondar A.
Kung L.
6-36-2
Hontama M.
Tomova V.
7-57-5
Pera B.
Sramkova R.
6-06-2
Zheng Q.
Niemeier J.
6-46-0
Kovinic D.
Osborne A.
6-26-1
Hibino N.
Kawa K.
6-36-0
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Yastremska D.
6-26-2
Birrell K.
Trevisan M.
6-34-66-3
Aiava D.
Wang Q.
7-696-4
Preston T.
Errani S.
7-52-66-3