Kayla Cross vs Claire Liu — W75 Templeton CA Quarter-final

W75 Templeton CA · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CAN
Kayla Cross
#197WTA
1432ELO
1433Hard ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2025
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
Cross K.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Liu C.
Cross K.
647112
Liu C.
36691

Kayla Cross defeated Claire Liu 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the W75 Templeton CA quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #146.

Key context

  • Match story: Kayla Cross closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cross K.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cross 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
Cross K.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cross K.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Liu C.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
3.2Hard Elo 1433
Surface ELO
6.8+202 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1432
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1669
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
8.1
0.0
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
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

Recent load
Cross K.Liu C.
Freshness·Even
84
80

Cross K.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 33 games (7d) · Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Day K.
Cross K.
6-23-0
Semi-finals
Cross K.
Bektas E.
6-36-3
Day K.
Gadecki O.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Gadecki O.
Hruncakova V.
5-76-46-2
Cross K.
Liu C.
6-34-67-69
Day K.
Scott K.
7-56-2
Bektas E.
Stoiana M.
6-40-1
R16
Cross K.
Lincer O.
7-686-1
Bektas E.
Arconada U.
6-46-3
Scott K.
Giavara H.
7-56-0
Gadecki O.
Cayetano E.
6-34-67-5
Stoiana M.
Yamalapalli S.
6-06-2
Liu C.
Wolff V.
6-45-76-4
Hruncakova V.
Herrero Linana A.
6-37-62
Day K.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-3
R32
Bektas E.
Crawley F.
6-26-1
Giavara H.
Strakhova V.
6-26-0
Cayetano E.
Defalco J.
6-26-4
Stoiana M.
Chirico L.
7-56-3
Arconada U.
Rajecki A.
6-06-3
Hruncakova V.
Portillo Ramirez M.
6-26-3
Sakatsume H.
Kozyreva M.
7-6106-2
Liu C.
Brace C.
1-67-626-3
Lincer O.
Bhamidipaty S.
7-50-67-65
Scott K.
Laskevich E.
6-47-63
Day K.
Ewing S.
6-46-2
Gadecki O.
Pareja J.
4-67-56-2
Yamalapalli S.
Walker B.
6-16-1
Herrero Linana A.
Okalova M.
6-36-2
Cross K.
Cabezas Dominguez S.
6-16-4