Malaika Rapolu vs Haruka Kaji — W50 Austin 1 Semi-final

W50 Austin 1 · ITF · Semi-final

USA

Malaika Rapolu

#335WTA

1396ELO

1383Hard ELO

23 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWWWWWLW

2 — 1

Sets

Saturday, 16 November 2024 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Haruka Kaji

#260WTA

1421ELO

1412Hard ELO

31 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLLLLWWLW

Rapolu M.

2-6 6-4 6-0

Kaji H.

Rapolu M.

2662

Kaji H.

6401

Malaika Rapolu defeated Haruka Kaji 2-6 6-4 6-0 in the W50 Austin 1 semi-final on hard.

Key context

Match story: Malaika Rapolu dropped the opening set before beating Haruka Kaji 2–6 6–4 6–0.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Rapolu M.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Rapolu M.

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

Rapolu M.Kaji H.

1st serve in·Slight edge

60%

68%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

64%

58%

2nd serve points won·Even

45%

48%

Service points won·Even

56%

55%

Return points won·Even

47%

46%

Break points saved·Even

53%

54%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.1

0.9

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.7

2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Malaika Rapolu vs Haruka Kaji — W50 Austin 1 Semi-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return