Sofia Kenin vs Xiyu Wang — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2024
hard
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#86WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Kenin S.
7-6 6-1
Wang X.
Kenin S.
7762
Wang X.
6510

Sofia Kenin defeated Xiyu Wang 7-6 6-1 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #86, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Wang X.

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

Kenin S.Wang X.
13
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Wang X.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
87
Break points won·Slight edge
85
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Wang X.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 45 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.8Hard Elo 1659
Surface ELO
5.2+65 Hard Elo edge
5.2Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1772
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
5.1
0.0
Win streak
Context
6.0
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
Kenin S.Wang X.
Freshness·Even
91
94

Kenin S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Wang X.: 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