Yue Yuan vs Lulu Sun — Saint Malo 125 Round of 32

Saint Malo 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CHN
Yue Yuan
#120WTA
1629ELO
1546Clay ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
clay
Lulu Sun
NZL
Lulu Sun
#112WTA
1637ELO
1483Clay ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Yuan Y.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Sun L.
Yuan Y.
4662
Sun L.
6341

Yue Yuan defeated Lulu Sun 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Saint Malo 125 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lulu Sun came in ranked #112.

Key context

  • Match story: Yue Yuan dropped the opening set before beating Lulu Sun 4–6 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Sun L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Yuan 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
Yuan Y.Sun L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
36%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yuan Y.Sun L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
94
Break points won·Dominant
77
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
78

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yuan Y.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Sun L.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+63 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Clay Elo 1483
4.8Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1637
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
2.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
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
Yuan Y.Sun L.
Freshness·
—
100

Sun L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Uchijima M.
Valentova T.
6-726-36-1
Semi-finals
Valentova T.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Uchijima M.
Ponchet J.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Valentova T.
Tagger L.
7-57-5
Blinkova A.
Yuan Y.
6-34-66-2
Ponchet J.
Golubic V.
4-66-46-2
Uchijima M.
Costoulas S.
6-46-1
R16
Tagger L.
Monnot A.
6-46-1
Yuan Y.
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-0
Blinkova A.
Naef C.
6-42-66-1
Ponchet J.
Kabbaj Y.
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Osuigwe W.
2-66-26-2
Uchijima M.
Nguyen Tan L.
7-56-2
Costoulas S.
Jeanjean L.
4-67-616-1
Valentova T.
Liu C.
6-42-66-2
R32
Uchijima M.
Efremova K.
6-43-66-3
Nguyen Tan L.
Tubello A.
7-646-3
Valentova T.
Stephens S.
6-46-1
Liu C.
Rame A.
2-66-16-3
Tagger L.
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
6-06-4
Yuan Y.
Sun L.
4-66-36-4
Naef C.
Bartashevich Y.
6-46-0
Blinkova A.
Belgraver J.
7-616-1
Kabbaj Y.
Parry D.
6-37-65
Osuigwe W.
Paquet C.
6-46-2
Golubic V.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Jacquemot E.
7-637-65
Ponchet J.
Ferro F.
6-10-1
Monnot A.
Korneeva A.
6-26-3
Costoulas S.
Aksu A.
7-57-64
Jeanjean L.
Gibson T.
6-756-27-5