Claire Liu vs Kristina Kucova — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Liu C.
6-3 6-4
Kucova K.
Liu C.
662
Kucova K.
34–

Claire Liu defeated Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Claire Liu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% 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.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
6
Break points saved·Dominant
64
13
Break points won·Clear edge
78
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Kucova K.
Freshness·
75
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Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Yastremska D.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Jang S.
6-37-5
Siegemund L.
Liu C.
6-46-4
Zavatska K.
Bojica S.
6-26-1
Paolini J.
Dodin O.
6-17-5
Masarova R.
Marino R.
4-66-37-65
Bogdan A.
Martincova T.
6-47-5
Grabher J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Q1
Davis L.
Danilina A.
6-36-1
Yastremska D.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Jang S.
Kalinskaya A.
3-67-666-2
Tomova V.
Raina A.
3-66-16-4
Liu C.
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Siegemund L.
Bucsa C.
6-26-1
Bojica S.
Kovinic D.
6-37-62
Zavatska K.
Brengle M.
3-66-16-4
Paolini J.
Betova M.
6-46-1
Dodin O.
Jani R.
3-66-26-2
Marino R.
Dart H.
7-616-756-1
Masarova R.
Danilovic O.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Burel C.
6-06-3
Martincova T.
Frech M.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Zanevska M.
3-66-36-2
Grabher J.
Silva E.
6-26-3