Clervie Ngounoue vs Yue YuanCincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#335WTA
1510ELO
1484Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025
hard
#120WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ngounoue C.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Yuan Y.
Ngounoue C.
3662
Yuan Y.
6431

Clervie Ngounoue defeated Yue Yuan 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yue Yuan came in ranked #120.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ngounoue C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Ngounoue C.

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

Ngounoue C.Yuan Y.
Serve
30
Return
35

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
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Hard Elo 1484
Surface ELO
6.3+127 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1510
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1629
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
3.5
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
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

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Freshness·
93

Ngounoue C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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