Yue Yuan vs Sofia Kenin — Hong Kong Quarter-final
Yue Yuan defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3 in the Hong Kong quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #125, but Yue Yuan had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Yue Yuan dropped just 6 games past Sofia Kenin.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedYuan Y. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsYuan Y. and Kenin S. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Yuan Y. went 8–4 (67%) against them, Kenin S. 5–5 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 4 better-results split).
8–467%Yuan Y. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents5–550%Kenin S. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
18–11Sets10–11
144–127Games101–100
2–1Tiebreaks0–2
3–2Deciding sets1–0
vs Shnaider D.#13W1-6 6-4 6-3s Hertogenbosch · grassL2-6 3-6Beijing · hard
vs Zheng Q.#23W6-4 6-3Indian Wells · hardL6-7 3-6Tokyo · hard- vs Wang X.#39L6-4 1-6 2-6Rome · clayW6-1 6-4Tokyo · hard
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vs Boulter K.#54L5-7 6-7Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Kasatkina D.#82L6-3 4-6 0-6Eastbourne · grassW6-3 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Townsend T.#89W6-3 7-6Austin · hardL3-6 3-6Charleston · clay- vs Raducanu E.#107L4-6 3-6Seoul · hardW6-1 3-6 6-4US Open · hard
vs Minnen G.#235W7-6 6-1Guangzhou · hardW6-3 6-3Hobart · hard- vs Rodionova A.#468W3-6 6-3 6-1Austin · hardL5-7 6-7Brisbane · hard
vs Schmiedlova A.W6-0 6-3Austin · hardL3-6 4-6Madrid · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Yuan Y. leads 2–020
- Yuan Y.October 2024Hong KongThis matchHard6-3 6-3
- Yuan Y.October 2022W80 TylerHard4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchYuan Y.Kenin S.1 756ELO1 7761 690Hard ELO1 6534–6Last 102–826Age25184 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $2.9M2026 $262KEarningsCareer $12.8M2026 $1.1M
Cite this
Yue Yuan beat Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3. Umpiry, "Yue Yuan vs Sofia Kenin — Hong Kong Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-10-28/kenin-vs-yuan-hong-kong-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 28 October 2024).