Qinwen Zheng vs Claire Liu — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
Qinwen Zheng
CHN
Qinwen Zheng
#138WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2022
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
Zheng Q.
6-4 7-5
Liu C.
Zheng Q.
672
Liu C.
450

Qinwen Zheng defeated Claire Liu 6-4 7-5 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in ranked #138.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Serve advantage — Zheng Q.

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
Zheng Q.Liu C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng Q.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
61
Break points saved·Dominant
96
64
Break points won·Clear edge
100
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
89
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng Q.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 42 days (−1.0)
Liu C.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.2+197 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.8Hard Elo 1635
8.8Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
1.2Overall Elo 1669
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
2.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.8
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng Q.Liu C.
Freshness·Clear edge
98
80

Zheng Q.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 35 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Samsonova L.
Zheng Q.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Zheng Q.
Kudermetova V.[4]
5-76-37-63
Samsonova L.
Zhang S.
7-646-2
Quarter-finals
Zheng Q.
Liu C.
6-47-5
Kudermetova V.[4]
Haddad Maia B.[5]
6-747-666-1
Samsonova L.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Martic P.
7-56-2
R16
Zhang S.
Garcia C.[2]
4-67-657-65
Haddad Maia B.[5]
Osaka N.
W/O
Muguruza G.[3]
Papamichail D.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-36-4
Kudermetova V.[4]
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-1
Zheng Q.
Badosa P.[1]
6-36-2
Liu C.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Samsonova L.
Wang X.
7-656-3
R32
Zheng Q.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Riske Amritraj A.[7]
6-26-3
Wang X.
Perez E.
7-51-66-4
Martic P.
Saigo R.
6-16-1
Zhang S.
Hontama M.
6-06-3
Osaka N.
Saville D.
1-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Mertens E.
Wang Q.
6-06-3
Contreras Gomez F.
Kenin S.
7-676-4
Samsonova L.
Rybakina E.[8]
6-26-4
Haddad Maia B.[5]
Naito Y.
6-46-2
Papamichail D.
You X.
6-46-2