Ann Li and Clara Tauson will square off in the semifinal of Chicago for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Clara Tauson who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Clara Tauson is the pick to win this match.
Clara Tauson -> 1.92
Ann Li -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Ann Li vs. Clara Tauson
This will be the 2nd time that Ann Li and Clara Tauson square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Li (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Li won 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in the W80 Tyler back in 2020.
Ann Li
Ranked no. 66 (career-high), the American reached the semifinal after beating Whitney Osuigwe 6-3 6-4, Oceane Dodin 6-3 6-1 and Zarina Diyas 6-4 2-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Ann defeated Diyas (6-4 2-6 6-3). During the match, Li and Diyas scored the same amount of points (77). However, the world no. 66 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ann was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Li couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 4 double faults. Ann Li lost the serve 4 times. Furthermore, Li put 53% of her first serves in, winning 66% (25/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the 2nd serve. Li broke Diyas 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ann started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.
Li has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 64% of her matches (127-72). 13-3 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Li has an overall85-44 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and Monterrey.
Li has an overall 15-7 win-loss record in 2021, 13-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Chicago
Li has never competed in this tournament before.
Clara Tauson
Ranked no. 101, Clara got to the semifinal after defeating Harriet Dart 6-1 6-72 6-2, Hailey Baptiste 6-2 3-6 6-3 and Storm Sanders 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, The Dane had a good straight sets win against Sanders (7-5 6-3). During the match Tauson scored 73 points vs Sanders’s 58. The Dane was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, Tauson managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Clara Tauson lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Tauson put 55% of her first serves in, winning 65% (22/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The Dane broke Sanders 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tauson started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was conquering the title in the W25 Fujairah where she overcame Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-3 and in the W25 Altenkirchen where she defeated Simona Waltert in the final 3-6 6-1 6-3 and in in Lyon where she defeated Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-4 6-1.
The Dane has a compiled 29-12 win-loss record in 2021, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Li | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 75 |
| Pts | 202-167 | 257-212 |
| Total Points | 369 | 469 |
| Winners | 67 | 85 |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% |
Both Li and Tauson played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ann Li lost 1 set, while Clara Tauson surrendered 2 sets. Li has played 1 set(s) less than Tauson (7 vs 8). Therefore, Li played 13 games less than Tauson. Li scored 67 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Dane managed to score 85 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Li | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 97/173 | 120/221 |
| %1st in | 56% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 67/97 | 85/120 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 38/76 | 52/101 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 51% |
Li blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Tauson managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Li won 69% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Tauson won 71% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Li | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 17 |
| Converted | 16/28 | 17/30 |
| % Converted | 57% | 57% |
| Conceded | 13 | 12 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 38% | 42% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 7 |
The American broke her opponents 16 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ann dropped her serve 8 times and she saved 38% of the break points that she conceded. Clara broke her opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Dane conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 42% of the break points that she conceded.
| Li | |||||
| R1 Osuigwe |
R2 Dodin |
1/4 Diyas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 16 | 27 | 62 | |
| pts | 65-50 | 60-40 | 77-77 | 202-167 | |
| Total points | 115 | 100 | 154 | 369 | |
| Winners | 18 | 24 | 25 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 40% | 32% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 28/53 | 31/48 | 38/72 | 97/173 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 65% | 53% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 18/28 | 24/31 | 25/38 | 67/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 77% | 66% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 10/17 | 18/34 | 38/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 59% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 4/8 | 5/8 | 16/28 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 50% | 63% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 2/2 | 0/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 100% | 0% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tauson | |||||
| R1 Dart |
R2 Baptiste |
1/4 Sanders |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-72 6-2 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 26 | 21 | 75 | |
| pts | 93-79 | 91-75 | 73-58 | 257-212 | |
| Total points | 172 | 166 | 131 | 469 | |
| Winners | 26 | 37 | 22 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 41% | 30% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 40/85 | 46/74 | 34/62 | 120/221 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 62% | 55% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 26/40 | 37/46 | 22/34 | 85/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 80% | 65% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/45 | 12/28 | 15/28 | 52/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 43% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 4/12 | 6/10 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 33% | 60% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 40% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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