Maddison Inglis vs Claire Liu — Australian Open Q2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

AUS

Maddison Inglis

#134WTA

1590ELO

1558Hard ELO

28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 19 January 2026 · 11:00

hard

USA

Claire Liu

#111WTA

1669ELO

1635Hard ELO

26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Inglis M.

7-6 2-6 6-4

Liu C.

Inglis M.

7262

Liu C.

6641

Maddison Inglis defeated Claire Liu 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111. Maddison Inglis extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Maddison Inglis closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2026-01-14	Australian Open	Q64	hard	Maddison Inglis	7-6(6) 2-6 6-4
2025-08-21	US Open	Q64	hard	Claire Liu	6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season

Inglis M.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Inglis M.

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

Inglis M.Liu C.

Serve

Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Inglis M.Liu C.

1st serve in·Slight edge

62%

69%

1st serve points won·Even

65%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

45%

47%

Service points won·Even

57%

Return points won·Slight edge

40%

47%

Break points saved·Even

54%

Aces / match·Even

2.1

2.4

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.1

2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Inglis M.Liu C.

Clutch Rating·Even

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Dominant

Deciding sets·Clear edge

Tiebreaks·Dominant

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

Freshness

Recent load

Inglis M.Liu C.

Freshness·Slight edge

Inglis M.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Maddison Inglis vs Claire Liu — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Clutch

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard