Varvara Gracheva vs Sinja Kraus — Linz Qualifying Round 1
Linz · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023
hard
Gracheva V.6-2 6-4
Kraus S.
Gracheva V.
662
Kraus S.
24–
Varvara Gracheva defeated Sinja Kraus 6-2 6-4 in the Linz qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sinja Kraus came in ranked #94.
Key context
- Match story: Varvara Gracheva dropped just 6 games past Sinja Kraus.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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
Serve & return on hard
Gracheva V.Kraus S.
3
Serve
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27
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
74
56
Break points saved·Dominant
76
43
Break points won·Slight edge
87
97
Deciding sets·Even
90
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
31
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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84
Kraus S.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Friedsam A.
Gracheva V.
2-66-36-1
Errani S.
Gamiz A.
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-34-66-3
Bassols Ribera M.
Noha Akugue N.
6-43-66-3
Galfi D.
Rakhimova K.
6-44-67-5
Masarova R.
Tauson C.
6-46-2
Q1
Noha Akugue N.
Baindl K.
6-16-4
Galfi D.
Klaffner M.
7-656-4
Rakhimova K.
Bokor V.
6-46-0
Tomova V.
Haas B.
6-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
Masarova R.
Garcia Perez G.
6-06-3
Tauson C.
Michalitsch A.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Hindova D.
6-746-16-1
Bassols Ribera M.
Kolodziejova M.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Kraus S.
6-26-4
Friedsam A.
Gamarra Martins I.
6-16-2