Maria Lourdes Carle vs Julia Riera — Buenos Aires 125 Semi-final

Buenos Aires 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
ARG
Maria Lourdes Carle
#218WTA
1484ELO
1461Clay ELO
26 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 November 2023
clay
ARG
Julia Riera
#175WTA
1563ELO
1533Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Carle M.
2-6 6-3 6-1
Riera J.
Carle M.
2662
Riera J.
6311

Maria Lourdes Carle defeated Julia Riera 2-6 6-3 6-1 in the Buenos Aires 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Riera came in ranked #175, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Lourdes Carle extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-11-25Buenos Aires 125QFclayMaria Lourdes Carle6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Carle M.serving34% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Riera J.

Riera J.serving34% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Carle M.

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
Carle M.Riera J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (171 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Carle M.Riera J.
Clutch Rating·Even
27
26
Break points saved·Clear edge
26
49
Break points won·Clear edge
97
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
5
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Carle M.Riera J.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Carle M.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d) · Riera J.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pigossi L.
Carle M.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Carle M.
Riera J.
2-66-36-1
Pigossi L.
Zarazua R.
6-41-67-62
Quarter-finals
Carle M.
Parry D.
7-626-3
Riera J.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
Zarazua R.
Mandlik E.
7-646-1
Pigossi L.
Sierra S.
2-67-56-3
R16
Parry D.
Estable J.
6-36-3
Carle M.
Oz I.
6-16-3
Hercog P.
Strakhova V.
6-11-66-3
Riera J.
Bulgaru M.
6-26-3
Zarazua R.
Giovannini L.
6-06-4
Mandlik E.
Loeb J.
6-07-5
Pigossi L.
Perrin C.
6-26-3
Sierra S.
Montgomery R.
6-47-5
R32
Hercog P.
Monnet C.
6-40-2
Strakhova V.
Naya G.
7-55-72-1
Parry D.
Gorgodze E.
6-16-2
Estable J.
Perez Alarcon L.
6-21-66-2
Oz I.
Grammatikopoulou V.
7-616-0
Carle M.
Ce G.
3-66-06-3
Bulgaru M.
Anshba A.
6-36-4
Riera J.
Janicijevic S.
7-56-3
Zarazua R.
Vedder E.
7-637-5
Giovannini L.
Rogers A.
6-26-3
Loeb J.
Papamichail D.
6-36-2
Mandlik E.
Capurro Taborda M.
4-66-46-4
Pigossi L.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-44-66-4
Perrin C.
Alves C.
6-26-1
Sierra S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Montgomery R.
Errani S.
6-36-4