Claire Liu vs Kaia Kanepi — Paris 125 Semi-final

Paris 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2022
clay
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Liu C.
6-4 2-6 6-0
Kanepi K.
Liu C.
6262
Kanepi K.
4601

Claire Liu defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 2-6 6-0 in the Paris 125 semi-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving54% hold

wins 52% 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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
69
Break points won·Slight edge
78
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Kanepi K.
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