Kuwata v Liu

WTA Tour career

Hiroko KuwataJapan10 games · 2014–2019Most return points won %Fangzhou LiuChina29 games · 2013–2024Most break points saved %Most first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst4–9

Fangzhou Liu takes it, 9–4 on categories

Liu wins on break points saved %. Kuwata’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kuwata 10 matches, Liu 29 matches.

Liu has the better break points saved %: 51.5 to Kuwata’s 40.2.
Liu has the better first-serve points won %: 61.8 to Kuwata’s 51.2.
Liu averages 2.7 aces a match to Kuwata’s 0.8 — 3.5 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Liu’s team won 38%, Kuwata’s team won 10% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Liu has 29 matches across 7 seasons, Kuwata 10 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

61.6First serve in %60.8
51.2First-serve points won %61.8
40.2Break points saved %51.5
44.2Return points won %38.4
0.87 total · best 2Acesper game2.774 total · best 14
8.989 total · best 16Games wonper game8.3242 total · best 16

Head to head

01 match
since 20181

Hard · 1 matchKuwata 0Liu 1

Last meetings

23 July 2018 · Nanchang · Round of 32 · HardLiu won 7-5 6-3

Last 10 games

First serve in %, oldest to newest.

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