Xinyu Gao vs Iryna Shymanovich — Valencia 125 Quarter-final

Valencia 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#239WTA
1504ELO
1449Clay ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
clay
Iryna Shymanovich
BLR
Iryna Shymanovich
#203WTA
1542ELO
1502Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Gao X.
3-6 6-4 6-4
Shymanovich I.
Gao X.
3662
Shymanovich I.
6441

Xinyu Gao defeated Iryna Shymanovich 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Valencia 125 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Iryna Shymanovich came in ranked #203, defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gao X.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Shymanovich I.

Shymanovich I.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Gao X.

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
Gao X.Shymanovich I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gao X.Shymanovich I.
Clutch Rating·Even
31
35
Break points saved·Even
43
44
Break points won·Even
88
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
33
28
Tiebreaks·
—
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gao X.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Shymanovich I.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0Clay Elo 1449
Surface ELO
5.0+53 Clay Elo edge
5.3Overall Elo 1504
ELO gap
4.7Overall Elo 1542
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
6.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

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
Gao X.Shymanovich I.
Freshness·
—
83

Shymanovich I.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Parrizas Diaz N.
Chirico L.
7-57-69
Semi-finals
Chirico L.
Vandewinkel H.
6-47-65
Parrizas Diaz N.
Gao X.
4-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Vandewinkel H.
Sierra S.
6-44-66-3
Chirico L.
Barthel M.
6-47-64
Gao X.
Shymanovich I.
3-66-46-4
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bejlek S.
W/O
R16
Chirico L.
Carle M.
6-46-4
Barthel M.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-33-66-4
Sierra S.
Geerlings A.
6-16-1
Vandewinkel H.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-46-4
Bejlek S.
Korpatsch T.
6-16-4
Parrizas Diaz N.
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
4-66-36-3
Gao X.
Serban R.
6-06-2
Shymanovich I.
Charaeva A.
6-47-66
R32
Serban R.
Cengiz B.
6-36-4
Charaeva A.
Quevedo K.
6-46-4
Geerlings A.
Pigossi L.
6-46-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Soboleva A.
7-57-65
Carle M.
Kaji H.
6-16-2
Korpatsch T.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-46-2
Bejlek S.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-36-2
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-15-76-0
Sierra S.
Kazionova E.
6-16-2
Vandewinkel H.
Boskovic L.
6-36-3
Selekhmeteva O.
Fita Boluda A.
6-26-4
Chirico L.
Esquiva Banuls C.
6-14-66-4
Romero Gormaz L.
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang X.
4-66-17-63
Gao X.
Korneeva A.
6-22-66-4
Shymanovich I.
Semenistaja D.
6-36-3