Clara Tauson vs Sofia Kenin — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Clara Tauson
DEN5
Clara Tauson
#25WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2024
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Tauson C.
4-6 7-6 7-6
Kenin S.
Tauson C.
479772
Kenin S.
667631

Clara Tauson defeated Sofia Kenin 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #25, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Clara Tauson extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiR64hardClara Tauson7-6(4) 6-2
2024-10-21TokyoR16hardSofia Kenin6-7(8) 6-4 7-6(6)
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayClara Tauson6-2 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Tauson C.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

Serve advantage — Tauson C.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Tauson C.Kenin S.
56
Serve
13
39
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Tauson C.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tauson C.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
66
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Slight edge
93
85
Deciding sets·Even
57
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
73

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tauson C.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 45 days (−0.7)
Kenin S.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
6.4+117 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1659
6.3Overall Elo 1802
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1694
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.7
Surface form
6.4
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Tauson C.Kenin S.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
92

Tauson C.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Svitolina E.[2]
6-746-36-3
Tauson C.[5]
Osaka N.[7]
4-60-0
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Wang X.
2-66-46-3
Gauff C.[1]
Navarro E.[4]
6-36-1
Osaka N.[7]
Parks A.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[5]
Montgomery R.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Bouzkova M.[5]
6-06-3
Wang X.
Parry D.
6-736-36-4
Gauff C.[1]
Gracheva V.[8]
6-16-1
Navarro E.[4]
Martic P.[7]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[7]
Baptiste H.
6-726-16-2
Montgomery R.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Tauson C.[5]
Keys M.[1]
6-47-67
Parks A.
Volynets K.[8]
6-16-4
R16
Bouzkova M.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-06-1
Svitolina E.[2]
Raducanu E.
6-757-636-1
Gauff C.[1]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-36-0
Navarro E.[4]
Avanesyan E.
6-16-2
Martic P.[7]
Yuan Y.
6-26-2
Wang X.
Wang X.[6]
6-33-67-62
Parry D.
Tsurenko L.[3]
2-66-46-1
Gracheva V.[8]
Sun L.
6-36-4
Osaka N.[7]
Grabher J.
7-56-3
Montgomery R.
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Volynets K.[8]
Li A.
6-46-3
Keys M.[1]
Cristian J.
6-16-2
Baptiste H.
Burrage J.
5-77-57-66
Parks A.
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Marino R.
7-626-4
Tauson C.[5]
Kenin S.
4-67-677-63
R32
Anisimova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Navarro E.[4]
Fruhvirtova L.
2-66-46-2
Wang X.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-47-5
Gauff C.[1]
Liu C.
6-46-2
Fruhvirtova B.
Blinkova A.
7-56-4
Sun L.
Kessler M.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.[8]
Martincova T.
6-737-56-2
Avanesyan E.
Barry M.
7-666-2
Martic P.[7]
Masarova R.
3-66-36-3
Parry D.
Bektas E.
6-747-56-3
Raducanu E.
Ruse E.
6-34-67-5
Tsurenko L.[3]
Vickery S.
7-56-4
Svitolina E.[2]
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Wang X.
Cristian J.
6-15-77-63
Yuan Y.
Day K.
7-616-756-1
Bouzkova M.[5]
Frech M.
6-03-66-4
Grabher J.
Romero Gormaz L.
2-66-37-67
Keys M.[1]
Bronzetti L.
6-46-4
Cristian J.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-32-0
Minnen G.
Friedsam A.
6-46-0
Parks A.
Anisimova A.[3]
2-66-26-3
Marino R.
Sun L.[4]
6-33-66-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-656-1
Osaka N.[7]
Glushko L.
6-46-4
Tauson C.[5]
Stefanini L.
6-26-3
Burrage J.
Yang V.
6-36-3
Baptiste H.
Jamrichova R.
6-06-2
Volynets K.[8]
Andreeva E.
6-46-766-2
Pera B.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-27-5
Montgomery R.
Hontama M.
6-32-66-0
Hibino N.
Niemeier J.
6-36-4
Li A.
Stephens S.
5-76-46-4