Sofia Kenin vs Xin Yu Wang — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
CHN
Xin Yu Wang
1760ELO
1716Hard ELO
24 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
Kenin S.
7-6 6-3
Wang X.
Kenin S.
7862
Wang X.
6630

Sofia Kenin defeated Xin Yu Wang 7-6 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sofia Kenin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-21TokyoR32hardSofia Kenin6-1 6-4
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassSofia Kenin6-4 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassSofia Kenin6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Even serve battle

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

Kenin S.Wang X.
13
Serve
25
0
Return
40

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Wang X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
66
60
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
86
Break points won·Slight edge
85
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
4

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Wang X.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 51 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1659
Surface ELO
5.5+57 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1760
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.1
Surface form
3.3
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
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
Kenin S.Wang X.
Freshness·
93
—

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Masarova R.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Gauff C.[1]
Kovinic D.[7]
6-06-2
Masarova R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Masarova R.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Kovinic D.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Bonaventure Y.
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Zhu L.
Williams V.
3-66-27-5
Hruncakova V.
Raducanu E.
0-67-5
Gauff C.[1]
Kenin S.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Marino R.[8]
3-66-36-3
Muchova K.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[3]
Grabher J.
6-06-1
Kovinic D.[7]
Davis L.
4-66-36-2
R32
Muchova K.
Wang X.[5]
5-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-666-3
Masarova R.
Stephens S.[2]
6-37-65
Marino R.[8]
Galfi D.
6-37-63
Zhu L.
Brengle M.[6]
4-67-666-4
Ruse E.
Routliffe E.
6-24-66-4
Williams V.
Volynets K.
7-646-2
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.[4]
6-46-4
Kovinic D.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Blinkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-44-67-5
Grabher J.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Davis L.
Zidansek T.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.[3]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-16-1
Raducanu E.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.[1]
Maria T.
6-46-1