Lulu Sun vs Alina Korneeva — W25 Pretoria Quarter-final

W25 Pretoria · ITF · Quarter-final

NZL

Lulu Sun

#115WTA

1637ELO

1654Hard ELO

25 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLWWLLL

2 — 0

Sets

Friday, 10 March 2023 · 00:00

hard

RUS

Alina Korneeva

#75WTA

1725ELO

1718Hard ELO

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLLWLWWL

Sun L.

7-5 6-4

Korneeva A.

Sun L.

762

Korneeva A.

540

Lulu Sun defeated Alina Korneeva 7-5 6-4 in the W25 Pretoria quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alina Korneeva came in ranked #75.

Key context

Match story: Lulu Sun edged Alina Korneeva in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sun L.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Korneeva A.

Korneeva A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sun L.

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

Serve & return on hard

Sun L.Korneeva A.

Serve

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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 season

Sun L.Korneeva A.

1st serve in·Even

57%

59%

1st serve points won·Even

70%

66%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

47%

Service points won·Even

61%

58%

Return points won·Slight edge

40%

47%

Break points saved·Slight edge

62%

55%

Aces / match·Clear edge

5.5

3.4

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.4

5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Lulu Sun vs Alina Korneeva — W25 Pretoria Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard