Yidi Yang vs Taylah Preston — W75 Kyoto Round of 16

W75 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CHN
Yidi Yang
#337WTA
1372ELO
1368Hard ELO
26 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
AUS
Taylah Preston
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Yang Y.
7-5 6-7 6-4
Preston T.
Yang Y.
76262
Preston T.
57741

Yidi Yang defeated Taylah Preston 7-5 6-7 6-4 in the W75 Kyoto round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylah Preston came in ranked #117.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yang Y.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Preston T.

Preston T.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yang Y.

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
Yang Y.Preston T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yang Y.Preston T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
54
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
28
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yang Y.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Preston T.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
6.8
0.0Lost last 2
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
Yang Y.Preston T.
Freshness·
—
100

Preston T.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kinoshita H.
Shibahara E.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Shibahara E.
Ma Y.
6-37-63
Kinoshita H.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Von Deichmann K.
Yang Y.
7-646-736-4
Kinoshita H.
Kawaguchi N.
6-26-2
Shibahara E.
Kaji H.
2-66-27-63
Ma Y.
Koike E.
7-666-4
R16
Ma Y.
Yamazaki I.
6-46-4
Shibahara E.
Hayasaka K.
4-66-46-3
Kaji H.
Tian F.
3-67-56-3
Yang Y.
Preston T.
7-56-726-4
Von Deichmann K.
Serban R.
3-66-36-2
Kawaguchi N.
Okamura K.
6-36-2
Koike E.
Liu C.
6-27-65
Kinoshita H.
Park S.
4-67-57-67
R32
Yang Y.
Morvayova V.
6-46-2
Preston T.
Saigo R.
6-46-4
Hayasaka K.
Kuramochi M.
6-26-1
Kawaguchi N.
Yamaguchi M.
6-37-5
Kaji H.
Abe H.
6-36-1
Yamazaki I.
Nishimoto S.
2-66-06-2
Liu C.
Bai Z.
0-67-56-4
Serban R.
Yamalapalli S.
4-66-16-3
Kinoshita H.
Ku Y.
6-37-5
Von Deichmann K.
Shimizu E.
7-613-66-4
Tian F.
Zhu L.
7-620-0
Shibahara E.
Saito S.
6-33-66-3
Ma Y.
Ma L.
6-36-4
Okamura K.
Costoulas S.
6-47-65
Park S.
Matsuda R.
2-66-36-4
Koike E.
Kuwata H.
7-57-5