Ena Shibahara vs Claire Liu — Sydney Qualifying Round 2

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Ena Shibahara
JPN
Ena Shibahara
#477WTA
1464ELO
1438Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2022
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Shibahara E.
6-3 6-4
Liu C.
Shibahara E.
662
Liu C.
34–

Ena Shibahara defeated Claire Liu 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shibahara E.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Shibahara 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

Statistics

This season
Shibahara E.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shibahara E.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
64
Break points won·Clear edge
65
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
91
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Shibahara E.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
75

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Haddad Maia B.
Dabrowski G.
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Heisen V.
6-06-1
Ruse E.
Ferro F.
7-656-3
Frech M.
Dodin O.
6-27-5
Shibahara E.
Liu C.
6-36-4
Olmos G.
Parry D.
6-43-66-3
Q1
Haddad Maia B.
Yang Z.
6-46-4
Dabrowski G.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Gilheany R.
6-26-1
Heisen V.
Smith A.
6-11-63-0
Ruse E.
Osborne A.
6-36-0
Ferro F.
Haet M.
6-16-1
Dodin O.
Bozicevic I.
6-16-1
Frech M.
Parnaby A.
6-26-2
Liu C.
Bai A.
6-16-1
Shibahara E.
Mays L.
6-16-2
Olmos G.
Udvardy P.
6-23-66-4
Parry D.
Kichenok L.
6-36-1