En Shuo Liang vs Mai Hontama — Canberra 125 Qualifying Round 2

Canberra 125 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
En Shuo Liang
TPE
En Shuo Liang
#281WTA
1554ELO
1554Hard ELO
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
Mai Hontama
JPN
Mai Hontama
#204WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Liang E.
6-3 6-1
Hontama M.
Liang E.
662
Hontama M.
31–

En Shuo Liang defeated Mai Hontama 6-3 6-1 in the Canberra 125 qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liang E.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

Hontama M.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Liang E.

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
Liang E.Hontama M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liang E.Hontama M.
Clutch Rating·Even
26
29
Break points saved·Clear edge
41
27
Break points won·Dominant
51
96
Deciding sets·Even
32
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
68

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Liang E.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Hontama M.
3.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.8+113 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1442
5.4Overall Elo 1554
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1480
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.5
Surface form
0.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 8
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
Liang E.Hontama M.
Freshness·
—
100

Hontama M.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Liang E.
Hontama M.
6-36-1
Sakatsume H.
Stoiana M.
7-56-2
Zidansek T.
Bulgaru M.
6-26-3
Iatcenko P.
Shibahara E.
4-67-616-2
Kostovic T.
Pridankina E.
7-56-766-2
Gorgodze E.
Koevermans A.
7-54-66-3
Kalieva E.
Zvonareva V.
5-76-26-2
Prozorova T.
Gasanova A.
6-16-4
Q1
Liang E.
Shymanovich I.
4-66-36-1
Hontama M.
Leonard M.
1-66-26-4
Sakatsume H.
Lee C.
6-27-5
Stoiana M.
Rame A.
7-664-66-3
Zidansek T.
Nahimana S.
6-26-4
Bulgaru M.
Alame R.
6-16-4
Iatcenko P.
Wei S.
6-36-3
Shibahara E.
Webb S.
7-656-1
Kostovic T.
Rosatello C.
6-36-1
Pridankina E.
Guillen G.
6-36-2
Gorgodze E.
Janicijevic S.
6-36-3
Koevermans A.
Rokusek S.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Branstine C.
6-16-2
Kalieva E.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-36-2
Gasanova A.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-27-61
Prozorova T.
Shimizu A.
7-56-1