Marta Kostyuk vs Claire LiuDoha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#11WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Kostyuk M.
7-5 6-4
Liu C.
Kostyuk M.
762
Liu C.
54

Marta Kostyuk defeated Claire Liu 7-5 6-4 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marta Kostyuk extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMarta Kostyuk6-3 4-6 6-1
2023-05-08RomeR64clayMarta Kostyuk6-0 6-4
2022-01-03Melbourne 2R32hardClaire Liu4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kostyuk M.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

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

Kostyuk M.Liu C.
53
Serve
57
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
61
Break points saved·Dominant
93
64
Break points won·Clear edge
98
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
77
71

Kostyuk M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d) · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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