Kaja Juvan vs Claire Liu — Austin Round of 32

Austin · WTA · Round of 32
Kaja Juvan
SLO
Kaja Juvan
#127WTA
1696ELO
1637Hard ELO
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
Juvan K.
6-4 7-6
Liu C.
Juvan K.
6772
Liu C.
4610

Kaja Juvan defeated Claire Liu 6-4 7-6 in the Austin round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kaja Juvan came in ranked #127, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Kaja Juvan extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-27JiujiangR32hardKaja Juvan3-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Juvan K.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Juvan K.

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
Juvan K.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Juvan K.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Even
58
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
56
64
Break points won·Clear edge
95
78
Deciding sets·Even
83
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Juvan K.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Liu C.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+2 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1635
6.4Overall Elo 1696
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1669
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.3
Surface form
4.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Juvan K.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
77

Liu C.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stearns P.[4]
Townsend T.
7-687-5
Semi-finals
Stearns P.[4]
Birrell K.
6-33-66-2
Townsend T.
Krueger A.
7-666-3
Quarter-finals
Townsend T.
Masarova R.
5-76-26-2
Krueger A.
Yuan Y.
7-656-4
Stearns P.[4]
Selekhmeteva O.
6-15-77-5
Birrell K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
R16
Tomljanovic A.
Jovic I.[2]
4-66-46-4
Krueger A.
Zakharova A.
7-56-3
Townsend T.
Bartunkova N.
6-16-4
Yuan Y.
Galfi D.
6-36-2
Selekhmeteva O.
Rakhimova K.
6-27-5
Masarova R.
Osuigwe W.
7-626-3
Birrell K.
Dolehide C.
6-46-2
Stearns P.[4]
Juvan K.
6-06-2
R32
Jovic I.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Masarova R.
Wang X.[3]
6-36-2
Galfi D.
Andreescu B.
6-35-76-4
Krueger A.
Mcnally C.[7]
6-17-65
Townsend T.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-67-637-5
Tomljanovic A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Stearns P.[4]
Jones F.
3-66-36-2
Rakhimova K.
Bondar A.[6]
6-37-5
Bartunkova N.
Volynets K.
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Sun L.
6-26-3
Yuan Y.
Sramkova R.
4-67-56-1
Osuigwe W.
Mandlik E.
2-66-36-1
Juvan K.
Liu C.
6-47-61
Selekhmeteva O.
Parks A.
6-43-66-3
Birrell K.
Marcinko P.[8]
0-66-36-4
Zakharova A.
Stoiana M.
3-66-26-4