Astra Sharma vs Yue Yuan — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
Astra Sharma
#887WTA
1512ELO
1466Hard ELO
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
CHN
Yue Yuan
#125WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Sharma A.
6-2 7-5
Yuan Y.
Sharma A.
672
Yuan Y.
250

Astra Sharma defeated Yue Yuan 6-2 7-5 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yue Yuan came in ranked #125, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Astra Sharma claimed a first win over Yue Yuan in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Astra Sharma closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-05CincinnatiQ64hardYue Yuan6-4 6-2
2022-09-29W60 TempletonR16hardYue Yuan6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
Sharma A.Yuan Y.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharma A.Yuan Y.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
4
9
Break points saved·Even
13
15
Break points won·Slight edge
50
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
7
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sharma A.Yuan Y.
Freshness·Slight edge
83
92

Sharma A.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Yuan Y.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw