Jule Niemeier vs Varvara GrachevaSan Diego Round of 32

San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
#569WTA
1418ELO
1423Hard ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niemeier J.
6-3 6-0
Gracheva V.
Niemeier J.
662
Gracheva V.
300

Jule Niemeier defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-0 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

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

Niemeier J.Gracheva V.
Serve
3
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
49%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
74
Break points saved·Dominant
33
76
Break points won·Slight edge
82
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
42
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.9Hard Elo 1423
Surface ELO
9.1+340 Hard Elo edge
0.3Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
9.7Overall Elo 1810
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
3.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.9
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Conditions

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