Diane Parry dispatches Clara Tauson 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Osaka on Friday. Parry will face Suzan Lamens in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Diane Parry vs. Clara Tauson Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the French player scored 88 points vs. Tauson’s 84.
Parry
Diane served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (37/47) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 45% points (20/44) on her second serve. Diane won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.
Tauson
On the other side, the Dane wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Parry and Tauson is 1-0 for Diane.
Draw and next match H2H: Diane Parry vs. Suzan Lamens – stats
Parry will take on Lamens in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Diane Parry and Suzan Lamens face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Parry (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Parry won 6-75 6-2 7-63 in the Rubber 2 in 1 back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the French player grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).
Tauson was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Parry converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Diane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 56 points. Parry was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Dane (30-26). Diane lost 8 points on serve (20-8). In addition, on the other side, Tauson conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
Parry conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Clara Tauson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Tauson extended her lead after breaking the French player in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The French player was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-1 to 6-1.
The Dane was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 30-40).
They played 70 points. Tauson was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than the French player (38-32). Tauson dropped 11 points on serve (17-11). On the losing side, Diane conceded 21 points on serve (21-21).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Diane snatched in the 6th game (4-2) before finally conquering the set (6-3).
Diane converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Diane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. Diane won 6 more points than the Dane (26-20). Parry surrendered 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, Tauson conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
Tennis Scores in Osaka
- Suzan LamensLamens – Ana BogdanBogdan (4-6 6-3 6-3)
- Aoi ItoIto – Eva LysLys (6-78 6-2 6-3)
- Diane ParryParry – Clara TausonTauson (6-3 1-6 6-3)
- Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Sara SaitoSaito (7-5 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Suzan LamensLamens – Diane ParryParry (0-1) – H2H details and stats