Claire Liu vs Varvara Gracheva — Paris 125 Quarter-final

Paris 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2022
clay
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1701Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Liu C.
6-4 7-5
Gracheva V.
Liu C.
672
Gracheva V.
45–

Claire Liu defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4 7-5 in the Paris 125 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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
Liu C.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
76
Break points won·Slight edge
78
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
90
Tiebreaks·Even
67
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Gracheva V.
Freshness·
71
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Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Liu C.
Kanepi K.
6-42-66-0
Haddad Maia B.
Bogdan A.
5-76-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-1
Liu C.
Gracheva V.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Jacquemot E.
4-66-16-4
Bogdan A.
Frech M.
6-26-4
R16
Kanepi K.
Fruhvirtova L.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Zuger J.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Jang S.
6-45-77-5
Liu C.
Gasanova A.
6-46-4
Jacquemot E.
Kalinskaya A.
7-56-0
Haddad Maia B.
Baptiste H.
3-66-36-2
Frech M.
Parry D.
6-13-67-66
Bogdan A.
Linette M.
7-646-0
R32
Parry D.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Mchale C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Potapova A.
6-26-4
Gracheva V.
Gaillard D.
6-06-0
Jang S.
Paquet C.
6-46-1
Gasanova A.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Liu C.
Yastremska D.
6-16-3
Kalinskaya A.
Partaud M.
6-26-1
Jacquemot E.
Hartono A.
6-16-1
Baptiste H.
Zakharova A.
7-656-4
Haddad Maia B.
Saville D.
7-56-737-64
Frech M.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Bogdan A.
Ferro F.
6-37-5
Linette M.
Janicijevic S.
6-43-67-5
Zuger J.
Stefanini L.
6-12-2
Kanepi K.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2