Noma Noha Akugue vs Emily Appleton — W35 Birmingham Quarter-final

W35 Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
GER
Noma Noha Akugue
#153WTA
1624ELO
1588Hard ELO
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026
hard
GBR
Emily Appleton
#456WTA
1278ELO
1230Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Noha Akugue N.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Appleton E.
Noha Akugue N.
7462
Appleton E.
5621

Noma Noha Akugue defeated Emily Appleton 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the W35 Birmingham quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Noha Akugue N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Appleton E.

Appleton E.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Noha Akugue N.

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
Noha Akugue N.Appleton E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Noha Akugue N.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Appleton E.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.6+359 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.4Hard Elo 1230
9.6Overall Elo 1624
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1278
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
2.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
7.0
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
Noha Akugue N.Appleton E.
Freshness·Clear edge
88
100

Noha Akugue N.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Appleton E.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Malygina E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Noha Akugue N.
Rajecki A.
7-56-1
Malygina E.
Pace F.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Malygina E.
Klugman H.
6-36-2
Rajecki A.
Bennemann E.
3-66-26-3
Noha Akugue N.
Appleton E.
7-54-66-2
Pace F.
Daems J.
6-47-5
R16
Rajecki A.
Kuzmova K.
6-46-2
Appleton E.
Granwehr A.
3-66-36-4
Malygina E.
Urgesi F.
7-636-4
Pace F.
Cooling R.
1-66-37-64
Noha Akugue N.
Visscher S.
6-16-3
Klugman H.
Maloney E.
6-06-3
Bennemann E.
Hietaranta L.
6-46-4
Daems J.
Dunne K.
4-67-617-67
R32
Rajecki A.
Gadamauri T.
6-26-4
Urgesi F.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-06-3
Noha Akugue N.
Monnot A.
6-46-1
Daems J.
Allen V.
4-66-36-4
Appleton E.
Stusek J.
6-46-1
Malygina E.
Ryser V.
6-16-4
Kuzmova K.
Stoiber R.
1-66-36-4
Bennemann E.
Paganetti V.
6-06-2
Maloney E.
Primorac I.
6-46-2
Cooling R.
In Albon Y.
5-76-46-3
Klugman H.
Banks A.
6-46-4
Visscher S.
Diaz Adrover C.
6-36-3
Hietaranta L.
Otzipka J.
6-43-67-61
Granwehr A.
Konjuh A.
7-55-76-3
Dunne K.
Vrancken Peeters A.
6-34-66-2
Pace F.
Hageman M.
6-36-2