Sofia Kenin vs Clara Tauson — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Sofia Kenin
#87WTA
1723ELO
1673Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2024
hard
DEN
Clara Tauson
#20WTA
1820ELO
1784Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$5.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sofia Kenin defeated Clara Tauson 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #20, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Sofia Kenin claimed a first win over Clara Tauson in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Tauson C.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1673
Surface ELO
6.4+111 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1723
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1820
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.0
Surface form
7.1
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
6.8
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
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.

Kenin S.
686782
Tauson C.
7104661

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.13
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 54%

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiR64hardClara Tauson7-6(4) 6-2
2024-12-30AucklandR16hardClara Tauson4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(3)
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayClara Tauson6-2 7-5
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Statistics

Recent form
Kenin S.Tauson C.
67%1st serve in+5%62%
62%1st serve points won+8%70%
45%2nd serve points won+2%43%
56%Service points won+4%60%
39%Return points won+4%43%
54%Break points saved+1%53%
2Aces / match+4.86.8
5.3Double faults / match+2.23.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Zheng Q.[1]
Kenin S.
7-656-3
Semi-finals
Kenin S.
Boulter K.[9]
6-46-4
Zheng Q.[1]
Shnaider D.[6]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Shnaider D.[6]
Ishii S.
W/O
Zheng Q.[1]
Fernandez L.[8]
6-01-66-3
Kenin S.
Kasatkina D.[3]
6-36-4
Boulter K.[9]
Andreescu B.
6-26-1
R16
Shnaider D.[6]
Tomova V.
6-26-2
Andreescu B.
Haddad Maia B.[2]
3-0
Kenin S.
Tauson C.
6-786-47-66
Ishii S.
Sonmez Z.
4-66-26-3
Boulter K.[9]
Okamura K.
6-16-2
Zheng Q.[1]
Uchijima M.
7-56-0
Fernandez L.[8]
Gracheva V.
6-03-67-5
Kasatkina D.[3]
Kessler M.
3-66-36-1
R32
Gracheva V.
Hontama M.
6-17-64
Sonmez Z.
Frech M.[7]
1-66-46-3
Andreescu B.
Yamaguchi M.
7-56-3
Kessler M.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Okamura K.
Baptiste H.
7-646-3
Tomova V.
Kudermetova V.
7-636-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.[10]
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[8]
Sasnovich A.
5-76-25-2
Tauson C.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Ishii S.
Saito S.
6-16-1
Boulter K.[9]
Hon P.
6-16-4
Uchijima M.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-46-777-66