Varvara Lepchenko vs Mayar SherifBuenos Aires 125 Semi-final

Buenos Aires 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 November 2025
clay
#97WTA
1685ELO
1663Clay ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
Lepchenko V.
6-4 6-4
Sherif M.
Lepchenko V.
662
Sherif M.
44

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Mayar Sherif 6-4 6-4 in the Buenos Aires 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mayar Sherif came in ranked #97.

Key context

  • Match story: Varvara Lepchenko edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Sherif M.

Sherif M.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
75%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
84
Break points won·Clear edge
65
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Clay Elo 1533
Surface ELO
5.6+130 Clay Elo edge
4.8Overall Elo 1578
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1685
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.6
Surface form
6.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
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·Slight edge
59
52

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d) · Sherif M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 115 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast