Daria Saville vs Sofia KeninHobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Saville D.
7-6 6-1
Kenin S.
Saville D.
7762
Kenin S.
6310

Daria Saville defeated Sofia Kenin 7-6 6-1 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Saville came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saville D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Even serve battle

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

Saville D.Kenin S.
Serve
13
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
92
Break points won·Even
87
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
73

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
8.6
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.0
Country comfort
6.1
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 77%