Qinwen Zheng vs Kristina LiutovaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
#121WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Sunday, 30 August 2026 ·
hard
#125WTA
1681ELO
1592Hard ELO
16 yrs
Last 10
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Zheng Q.
vs
Liutova K.

Qinwen Zheng faces Kristina Liutova in the US Open round of 128 on hard. Qinwen Zheng is the paper favourite — ranked #121, a roughly 240-point hard Elo advantage — but Kristina Liutova arrives in form, winning all 8 of their last hard matches to Qinwen Zheng's 5.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Zheng Q.72%
Liutova K.28%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Zheng Q. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.0+240 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.0Hard Elo 1592
7.1Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1681
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.46 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
10.010 of last 10 on hard
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
10.019-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

22 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Clear edge
38%
52%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng Q.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Liutova K.

Liutova K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zheng Q.

Serve advantage — Liutova K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
71
62

Zheng Q.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Liutova K.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
22°CRain
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 82%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw