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WTA Osaka, JapanWomen's Singles · Round of 32 · HardCompleted
Claire Liu
43
Magda Linette
66
6-4, 6-3Court 11h 56m

Keys to Victory

3
Breaks of serve
Linette broke serve 3 times to Liu's 1.
5 of 6
Break points saved
Linette saved 5 of the 6 break points faced.
79%
1st-serve points won
Linette won 79% of first-serve points to Liu's 60%.
On-air one-liner
Linette's first-serve dominance and break-point defense powered a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Liu in Osaka.
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Game flow

LiuLinette▼ break of serve
Set 162 min▾
0-11-11-2▼1-31-42-42-53-5▼4-5▼4-6
4-6
Break
Liu401515303040404040
Linette6151530304040Ad40Ad
Break
Liu4015153040
Linette51515303030
Liu31515151530404040Ad
Linette501530404040Ad4040
Liu215151515
Linette50153040
Liu201515303040Ad40Ad
Linette4151530304040404040
Liu10153030404040
Linette4151515303040Ad
Break
Liu10151515
Linette315153040
Liu10015303040Ad404040404040
Linette21530303040404040Ad40Ad40Ad
Liu1015153040
Linette11515303030
Liu00001530
Linette11530404040

Linette broke for 3-1 and again for 6-4 in a 62 minute battle, Liu saving three break points in a hold for 3-5 but Linette's resilience prevailing despite Liu's late break for 4-5.

Set 254 min▾
0-1▼0-20-31-31-42-42-53-53-6
3-6
Liu300015
Linette615304040
Liu30153040
Linette515151515
Liu200153030
Linette51530303040
Liu2153040
Linette4000
Liu100153030
Linette41530303040
Liu1015153040404040Ad
Linette3151530303040Ad4040
Liu0000
Linette3153040
Break
Liu015151515
Linette20153040
Liu015303040404040404040Ad4040
Linette10015153040Ad40Ad404040Ad

Linette broke for 2-0 and held for 6-3, saving all three break points in a clinical hold for 1-0 to dominate the second set.

Match Stats

LiuLinette
2
Aces
6
3
Double faults
2
65%
1st serve in
55%
60%
1st serve pts won
80%
1/6 (17%)
Break points won
3/10 (30%)
6/9 (67%)
Service games won
9/10 (90%)
1/10 (10%)
Return games won
3/9 (33%)
27/74 (36%)
Return points won
29/65 (45%)
63
Total points won
76
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.