Raducanu shocks Liu in the semifinal – CHICAGO RESULTS

CHICAGO - CHICAGO DRAW AND RESULTS. Raducanu upsets Liu to face Clara Tauson in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Emma Raducanu vs. Claire Liu

Emma Raducanu surprises Claire Liu 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Chicago on Saturday. Raducanu will have to play Clara Tauson in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes.

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Raducanu's Record

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Raducanu
Liu
Emma Raducanu
7-63 4-6 6-1
2h:46
Claire Liu
103
103
Total points
94
94
35
35
Winners
31
31
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
6
6
0
0
Double Faults
6
6
68%
68%
1st in
59%
59%
54%
54%
1st won
52%
52%
35/65
35/65
1st won
31/60
31/60
61%
61%
2nd won
51%
51%
19/31
19/31
2nd won
21/41
21/41
-- Break Points --
6/17
6/17
Total
5/10
5/10
35%
35%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Raducanu scored 103 points vs. Liu’s 94.

Raducanu

Raducanu won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 35% (6/17) of the procured opportunities.

Liu

On the other side, Claire was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (5/10). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Raducanu and Liu is 1-0 for Emma.

Draw and next match H2H: Emma Raducanu vs. Clara Tauson – stats

Raducanu will play Tauson in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Emma Raducanu and Clara Tauson face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Raducanu (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Raducanu won 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in W25 Sunderland back in 2020.

Emma Raducanu Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Tauson was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Claire Liu in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the Brit refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Claire in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 3.

A crucial moment of this set was when the Brit won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-3 to 4-3.

Tiebreak

Emma won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Liu won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2) and 6th (3-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Emma was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 6th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 0-40).

They contested 78 points. The Brit won 4 points more than Claire (41-37). Raducanu conceded 15 points on serve (20-15). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 21 points on serve (22-21).

Tauson conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Claire Liu in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Claire to win the set since the Brit managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) and in the 6th (2-4) game. The American kept her focus to break Raducanu in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-4).

The American converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40). Also, on the other side, the Brit converted 18% of her break points (2/11). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (0-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 71 points. Liu conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Emma (39-32). Claire surrendered 18 points on serve (22-18). On the losing side, Raducanu conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).

Raducanu commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Claire Liu in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. That break resulted decisive for Raducanu to win the set (6-1) as there were no other breaks.

Certainly, a key moment was when the Brit won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Raducanu converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Liu was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 48 points. Emma was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Liu (30-18). Emma lost 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the net, Liu conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).

 

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