Elizara Yaneva vs Emily Appleton — W50 Manchester Round of 16

W50 Manchester · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
BUL
Elizara Yaneva
#196WTA
1549ELO
1550Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
GBR
Emily Appleton
#532WTA
1278ELO
1230Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Yaneva E.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Appleton E.
Yaneva E.
6462
Appleton E.
3611

Elizara Yaneva defeated Emily Appleton 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the W50 Manchester round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Elizara Yaneva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yaneva E.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Appleton E.

Appleton E.serving53% hold

wins 51% 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.Appleton E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yaneva E.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Appleton E.
2.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
8.9+320 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.1Hard Elo 1230
8.2Overall Elo 1549
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1278
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
2.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
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
Yaneva E.Appleton E.
Freshness·
89
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Yaneva E.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 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