Varvara Gracheva vs Kamilla Rakhimova — Paris 125 Quarter-final

Paris 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1701Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2023
clay
Kamilla Rakhimova
UZB
Kamilla Rakhimova
#78WTA
1693ELO
1609Clay ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Gracheva V.
6-2 7-5
Rakhimova K.
Gracheva V.
672
Rakhimova K.
25–

Varvara Gracheva defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 7-5 in the Paris 125 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kamilla Rakhimova came in ranked #78, defending last year's round of 32. Varvara Gracheva extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-16NanchangR32hardVarvara Gracheva6-3 6-4
2023-10-09Hong KongR32hardKamilla Rakhimova6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Rakhimova K.

Rakhimova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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
Gracheva V.Rakhimova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gracheva V.Rakhimova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
67
Break points won·Even
87
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
10

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gracheva V.Rakhimova K.
Freshness·
—
94

Rakhimova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parry D.
Mcnally C.
W/O
Semi-finals
Mcnally C.
Volynets K.
6-14-66-2
Parry D.
Gracheva V.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Mcnally C.
Hibino N.
6-25-3
Volynets K.
Cornet A.
7-52-66-2
Parry D.
Noskova L.
7-56-2
Gracheva V.
Rakhimova K.
6-27-5
R16
Mcnally C.
Zidansek T.
7-637-61
Volynets K.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Jang S.
6-17-5
Hibino N.
Dodin O.
6-16-4
Parry D.
Yuan Y.
6-26-3
Noskova L.
Sebov K.
7-56-2
Rakhimova K.
Andreeva M.
6-26-4
Gracheva V.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-06-3
R32
Sebov K.
Bondar A.
6-33-0
Noskova L.
Jacquemot E.
6-12-66-4
Rakhimova K.
Kudermetova P.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Burel C.
6-17-5
Volynets K.
Zhao C.
6-07-69
Jang S.
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Cornet A.
Krueger A.
7-666-3
Hibino N.
Parks A.
6-26-4
Dodin O.
Paquet C.
2-66-46-3
Zidansek T.
Boisson L.
6-46-4
Mcnally C.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Yuan Y.
Friedsam A.
6-16-4
Parry D.
Janicijevic S.
1-66-26-4
Andreeva M.
Mandlik E.
7-56-2
Selekhmeteva O.
Kraus S.
4-67-56-2
Gracheva V.
Monnet C.
6-13-66-3