Varvara Lepchenko vs Janice TjenSuzhou 125 Round of 32

Suzhou 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2025
hard
#39WTA
1658ELO
1684Hard ELO
$630kYTD
$984kCAREER
24 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Lepchenko V.
6-4 1-6 7-6
Tjen J.
Lepchenko V.
61772
Tjen J.
46621

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Janice Tjen 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Suzhou 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Janice Tjen came in ranked #39.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Tjen J.

Tjen J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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

Lepchenko V.Tjen J.
Serve
53
Return
13

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
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
84
Break points won·Clear edge
65
85
Deciding sets·Even
74
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.8Hard Elo 1559
Surface ELO
7.2+126 Hard Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1578
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1658
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
3.8
Surface form
7.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
59
95

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d) · Tjen J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast