Fangzhou Liu vs Anastasiia Gureva Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Liu 1 - 0 Gureva

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Liu has won 48.71% of points on their second serve, while Gureva has won 43.84%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Liu, in recent form, has won 53.75% of their opponent's second serve points, while Gureva has won 54.63%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.66% and 35.65% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Liu has saved 51.41% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Gureva has saved 52.75% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Liu has won 57.41% of matches played (W/L 31/ 23), with Gureva winning 60.71% (W/L 34/ 22) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Liu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 322/ 187), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 29% (W/L 4/ 10). Gureva has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 5/ 2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 18/ 15).
• Player level: In the last year, Liu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 57.41% of matches (W/L 31/ 23), where as Gureva has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 56.1% of matches (W/L 23/ 18). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Liu winning 1 times and Gureva being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Liu winning 2 and Gureva winning 1. The last match between Liu and Gureva was at the W100 Shenzhen, 19-10-2023, First, Hard with Fangzhou Liu getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:48:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Liu and Gureva have played a deciding set 1 times, with Liu winning 1 times and Gureva 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Liu winning 0, and Gureva 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Liu has played against opponents with an average rank of 256.48 while Gureva has played against players with an average rank of 283.18.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Liu has won 38% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Gureva has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Liu has converted 52.6% of breakpoint opportunities, and Gureva has converted 41.15% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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