Sofia Kenin vs Aoi ItoAbu Dhabi Qualifying Round 1

Abu Dhabi · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2025
hard
#246WTA
1549ELO
1568Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLWL
Kenin S.
7-6 6-2
Ito A.
Kenin S.
7762
Ito A.
642

Sofia Kenin defeated Aoi Ito 7-6 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #106. Sofia Kenin claimed a first win over Aoi Ito in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-14OsakaR32hardAoi Ito6-2 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Ito A.

Ito A.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Kenin S.Ito A.
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
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+90 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1568
6.7Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1549
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.0
Surface form
6.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
93
87

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Ito A.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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