Elizara Yaneva vs Noma Noha Akugue — W50 Manchester Round of 32

W50 Manchester · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
BUL
Elizara Yaneva
#196WTA
1549ELO
1550Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
GER
Noma Noha Akugue
#149WTA
1624ELO
1588Hard ELO
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLWLWL
Yaneva E.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Noha Akugue N.
Yaneva E.
6462
Noha Akugue N.
3631

Elizara Yaneva defeated Noma Noha Akugue 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the W50 Manchester round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Noma Noha Akugue came in ranked #149.

Key context

  • Match story: Elizara Yaneva closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yaneva E.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Noha Akugue N.

Noha Akugue N.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Yaneva 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
Yaneva E.Noha Akugue N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yaneva E.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Noha Akugue N.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1550
Surface ELO
5.7+39 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1549
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1624
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
6.3
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
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
Yaneva E.Noha Akugue N.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
81

Yaneva E.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Noha Akugue N.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Naef C.
Yaneva E.
4-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Naef C.
Dodin O.
6-16-2
Yaneva E.
Stojsavljevic M.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Dodin O.
Serban R.
6-33-66-3
Stojsavljevic M.
Vrancken Peeters A.
7-656-4
Naef C.
Barthel M.
7-56-3
Yaneva E.
Sebov K.
1-66-16-4
R16
Dodin O.
Adeshina E.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Serban I.
6-36-4
Vrancken Peeters A.
Allen V.
6-26-2
Yaneva E.
Appleton E.
6-34-66-1
Sebov K.
Klugman H.
6-37-5
Stojsavljevic M.
Bandecchi S.
6-47-61
Serban R.
Boskovic L.
6-26-4
R32
Yaneva E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-34-66-3
Brockmann T.
Zeltina B.
6-16-2
Appleton E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-4
Allen V.
Hageman M.
7-626-2
Barthel M.
Bertea E.
6-07-65
Boskovic L.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Serban I.
Dunne K.
7-656-2
Adeshina E.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-26-2
Bandecchi S.
Ansari C.
6-36-0
Vrancken Peeters A.
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Naef C.
Bennemann E.
6-36-3
Dodin O.
Malygina E.
6-36-3
Sebov K.
Dudeney A.
7-56-2
Klugman H.
Kuzmova K.
7-616-1
Stojsavljevic M.
Stoiber R.
7-625-76-3
Serban R.
Raschdorf C.
6-16-4