Sara Errani vs Xinyu Gao — Ningbo Qualifying Round 1

Ningbo · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2024
hard
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#260WTA
1504ELO
1492Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Errani S.
7-5 6-1
Gao X.
Errani S.
762
Gao X.
51–

Sara Errani defeated Xinyu Gao 7-5 6-1 in the Ningbo qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Gao X.

Gao X.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Gao X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.7
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Gao X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
31
Break points saved·Dominant
8
43
Break points won·Slight edge
98
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
33
Tiebreaks·
34
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Errani S.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Gao X.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
5.4
0.0Lost last 6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
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

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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Draw — qualifying

Q2
Rakhimova K.
Korpatsch T.
6-06-3
Lepchenko V.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-2
You X.
Hon P.
6-06-3
Gadecki O.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Tomljanovic A.
Seidel E.
6-16-2
Errani S.
Ma Y.
6-04-66-4
Q1
Tomljanovic A.
Zhao C.
6-26-0
Seidel E.
Shi H.
6-47-62
Errani S.
Gao X.
7-56-1
Rakhimova K.
Prozorova T.
4-67-616-0
Korpatsch T.
Liang E.
6-41-67-5
Von Deichmann K.
Cristian J.
3-66-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Lu J.
6-46-1
You X.
Starodubtseva Y.
7-667-65
Hon P.
Eala A.
6-46-3
Gadecki O.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Bondar A.
Yao X.
6-746-36-2
Ma Y.
Wei S.
7-50-66-3