Claire Liu vs Taylor Townsend — Adelaide Qualifying Round 2
Adelaide · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024 ·
hard
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Liu C.6-4 6-1
Townsend T.
Liu C.
662
Townsend T.
410
Claire Liu defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-1 in the Adelaide qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #95.
Key context
- Match story: Claire Liu dropped just 5 games past Taylor Townsend.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
24
47
Break points saved·Dominant
23
81
Break points won·Dominant
76
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
24
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
88
98
Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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