Yanni Liu vs Honoka Kobayashi | Yanni Liu Wins 7-6 7-5

W35 Osaka 1 · ITF · Qualifying Round of 64

CHN

Yanni Liu

27 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Sunday, 6 April 2025 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Honoka Kobayashi

#787WTA

26 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Liu Y.

7-6 7-5

Kobayashi H.

Liu Y.

7⁷72

Kobayashi H.

6⁴50

Yanni Liu defeated Honoka Kobayashi 7-6 7-5 in the W35 Osaka 1 qualifying round of 64 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Yanni Liu edged Honoka Kobayashi in two tight sets (7–6 7–5).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Liu Y.serving31% hold

wins 42% of points on serve vs Kobayashi H.

Kobayashi H.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Liu Y.

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

Liu Y.Kobayashi H.

1st serve in·Clear edge

58%

76%

1st serve points won·Even

52%

54%

2nd serve points won·Even

41%

43%

Service points won·Even

48%

52%

Return points won·Even

43%

47%

Break points saved·Even

46%

49%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.2

0.2

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.9

1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Yanni Liu vs Honoka Kobayashi — W35 Osaka 1 Qualifying Round of 64

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return