Jule Niemeier vs Claire LiuSan Diego Qualifying Round 2

San Diego · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#569WTA
1418ELO
1423Hard ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Niemeier J.
6-4 6-2
Liu C.
Niemeier J.
662
Liu C.
42

Jule Niemeier defeated Claire Liu 6-4 6-2 in the San Diego qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111. Jule Niemeier extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-20Bad HomburgR32grassJule Niemeier6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 86). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
61
Break points saved·Dominant
33
64
Break points won·Even
82
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1423
Surface ELO
7.1+212 Hard Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1669
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
4.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
75

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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