Rebeka Masarova vs Emily Appleton

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final

ESPQ

Rebeka Masarova

#166WTA

1773ELO

1703Grass ELO

26 yrs · 186 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Saturday, 30 May 2026 · 11:15

grass

GBRWC

Emily Appleton

#532WTA

1278ELO

1281Grass ELO

26 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Masarova R.

6-2 6-3

Appleton E.

Masarova R.

662

Appleton E.

230

Rebeka Masarova reeled off seven straight games on the way to a 6-2 6-3 win over Emily Appleton in the Birmingham qualifying semi-final.

Key context

Set 1, game 8: A 13-point game with four deuces went Rebeka Masarova's way.
Set 2, game 2: Rebeka Masarova broke serve.
Pressure points: Rebeka Masarova converted 3 of 6 break points; Emily Appleton converted 0 of 6 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Masarova R.

Appleton E.

Break points won

3/6

0/6

Break points saved

6/6

3/6

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Masarova R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Appleton E.

Appleton E.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Masarova R.

Serve advantage — Masarova R.

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

Masarova R.Appleton E.

1st serve in·Even

62%

60%

1st serve points won·Even

72%

68%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

43%

Service points won·Even

62%

58%

Return points won·Even

42%

Break points saved·Slight edge

59%

54%

Aces / match·Slight edge

6.1

5.3

Double faults / match·Slight edge

4.3

4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Masarova R.

6.6

Marginal edgeUmpiry Score

Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)

Appleton E.

4.4

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

9.1+329 Grass Elo edge

Surface ELO

0.9Grass Elo 1303

10.0Overall Elo 1750

ELO gap

0.0Overall Elo 1272

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

5.76 of last 10 on grass

Surface form

4.44 of last 10 on grass

0.0Lost last 2

Win streak

7.03-match win streak

Fatigue & Travel

7.01 three-setter in 14 days

3-set count

3.0Clay → Grass

Surface transition

7.0Hard → Grass

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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