Katarzyna Kawa vs Mayar Sherif — Bastad 125 Semi-final

Bastad 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#142WTA
1664ELO
1662Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2025
clay
Mayar Sherif
EGY
Mayar Sherif
#97WTA
1685ELO
1663Clay ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
Kawa K.
2-6 7-6 6-1
Sherif M.
Kawa K.
27762
Sherif M.
66511

Katarzyna Kawa defeated Mayar Sherif 2-6 7-6 6-1 in the Bastad 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mayar Sherif came in ranked #97, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Katarzyna Kawa claimed a first win over Mayar Sherif in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-11-25Buenos Aires 125FclayMayar Sherif6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kawa K.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Sherif M.

Sherif M.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

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
Kawa K.Sherif M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
75%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kawa K.Sherif M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
67
Break points saved·Dominant
15
84
Break points won·Clear edge
93
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
58
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
79
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kawa K.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Sherif M.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.3Clay Elo 1662
Surface ELO
4.7+1 Clay Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1664
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1685
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.6
Surface form
8.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
7.0
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
Kawa K.Sherif M.
Freshness·Dominant
96
52

Kawa K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Sherif M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 115 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cocciaretto E.
Kawa K.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kawa K.
Sherif M.
2-67-656-1
Cocciaretto E.
Ruzic A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Ruzic A.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-2
Cocciaretto E.
Chirico L.
5-76-36-1
Sherif M.
Semenistaja D.
6-33-66-3
Kawa K.
Galfi D.
4-1
R16
Ruzic A.
Barthel M.
6-44-67-61
Chirico L.
Fett J.
4-67-667-5
Cocciaretto E.
Mikulskyte J.
6-16-2
Galfi D.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-03-66-2
Kawa K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-3
Sherif M.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
Semenistaja D.
Boisson L.
6-36-4
Bronzetti L.
Niemeier J.
6-24-66-2
R32
Fett J.
Makarova E.
6-44-66-2
Cocciaretto E.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
7-52-67-64
Bronzetti L.
Bajraliu L.
6-26-2
Niemeier J.
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Semenistaja D.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Korpatsch T.
4-66-16-4
Ruzic A.
Udvardy P.
2-66-46-3
Chirico L.
Uchijima M.
7-56-4
Galfi D.
Juvan K.
6-26-4
Sherif M.
Hennemann C.
3-66-16-2
Lepchenko V.
Cengiz B.
6-36-1
Boisson L.
Paquet C.
6-36-4
Mikulskyte J.
Rinaldo Persson K.
6-46-3
Romero Gormaz L.
Grabher J.
6-26-3
Trevisan M.
Sharma A.
2-67-666-3
Kawa K.
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-610-66-3