Claire Liu and Astra Sharma will face off in the quarter of the Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on Patrice Dominguez. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Claire Liu who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Claire Liu is the pick to win this match.
Claire Liu -> 1.28
Astra Sharma -> 4

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Prediction and head to head Claire Liu vs. Astra Sharma

This will be the 3^rd time that Claire Liu and Astra Sharma face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Liu won 6-1 6-2 in the 1^st round in the Malo back in May 2022.

Claire Liu

Ranked no. 92, Claire reached the quarter after beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-3 and Mayar Sherif 4-6 7-6⁵ 6-1.

In the 2^nd round against Sherif, Claire recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-1). During the match, Liu scored 104 points vs Sherif’s 98. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.

Talking about the service games, Liu scored just 1 ace and she committed only 4 double faults. Claire Liu lost the serve 8 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Liu put 63% of her first serves in, winning 55% (36/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 34% (13/38) on the 2nd serve. Liu broke Sherif 10 times after converting 48% of her break points (10/21).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Liu has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points she played.

Liu has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 61% of her matches (177-112). 11-2 on clay in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Liu has an aggregate74-30 match record in the last 9 years on clay.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in the Paris where she beat Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final 6-3 6-4.

Liu has an aggregate 18-9 win-loss record in 2022, 11-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rabat

Claire has never competed in this tournament before.

Astra Sharma

Ranked no. 144, Sharma reached the quarter after beating Marcela Zacarias 1-6 7-5 6-4 and Petra Marcinko 5-7 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round against Marcinko, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-3). During the match Sharma scored 98 points vs Marcinko’s 91. Astra was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Sharma blasted 2 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Astra Sharma lost the serve 5 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Sharma put 59% of her first serves in, winning 61% (33/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Marcinko 7 times after converting 78% of her break points (7/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Astra has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points she played.

The Australian has a composed 7-10 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Liu	Sharma
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	49	59
Pts	171-153	185-182
Total Points	324	367
Winners	56	71
%Winners	33%	38%

Both Liu and Sharma played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Claire Liu conceded 1 set, while Astra Sharma dropped 2 sets. Liu has played 1 set(s) less than Sharma (5 vs 6). Therefore, Liu played 10 games less than Sharma. The American scored 56 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Astra bagged 71 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Liu	Sharma
Aces	4	5
Avg per match	2	2.5
1st in	99/155	108/184
%1st in	64%	59%
1st pts	56/99	71/108
%1st pts	57%	66%
2nd pts	23/56	36/76
%2nd pts	41%	47%

Liu scored 4 aces (2 per match). Sharma made 5 aces (2.5 per match). Liu won 57% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Sharma won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Liu	Sharma
Won	16	10
Converted	16/34	10/19
% Converted	47%	53%
Conceded	16	17
Saved	5	8
% Saved	31%	47%
Times Broken	11	9

Liu broke her opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. Claire lost her serve 11 times and she saved 31% of the break points that she conceded. The Australian broke her opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Sharma conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 47% of the break points that she conceded.

Liu
	R1 Rakhimova	R2 Sherif	Total
Score	6-4 6-3	4-6 7-65 6-1
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	19	30	49
pts	67-55	104-98	171-153
Total points	122	202	324
Winners	20	36	56
%Winners	30%	35%	33%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	4
Double Faults	2	4	6
1st in	33/51	66/104	99/155
% 1st in	65%	63%	64%
1st pts	20/33	36/66	56/99
% 1st pts	61%	55%	57%
2nd pts	10/18	13/38	23/56
% 2nd pts	56%	34%	41%
Breaks
Won	6	10	16
Converted	6/13	10/21	16/34
Converted %	46%	48%	47%
Conceded	4	12	16
Saved	1/4	4/12	5
Saved %	25%	33%	29%
Times Broken	3	8	11

Sharma
	R1 Zacarias	R2 Marcinko	Total
Score	1-6 7-5 6-4	5-7 6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	29	30	59
pts	87-91	98-91	185-182
Total points	178	189	367
Winners	38	33	71
%Winners	44%	34%	38%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	5
Double Faults	6	5	11
1st in	54/92	54/92	108/184
% 1st in	59%	59%	59%
1st pts	38/54	33/54	71/108
% 1st pts	70%	61%	66%
2nd pts	17/38	19/38	36/76
% 2nd pts	45%	50%	47%
Breaks
Won	3	7	10
Converted	3/10	7/9	10/19
Converted %	30%	78%	53%
Conceded	10	7	17
Saved	6/10	2/7	8
Saved %	60%	29%	45%
Times Broken	4	5	9

Tennis Scores in Rabat

• Raven Klaasen/Rajeev RamKlaasen/Rajeev Ram – Fabrice Martin/Edouard Roger-VasselinMartin/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (5-7 7-5 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Kevin AndersonAnderson (7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Robin HaaseHaase – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (4-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Roger FedererFederer – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (2-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (2-2) – H2H and prediction
• Astra SharmaSharma – Claire LiuLiu (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Anna BondarBondar – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction