Yue Yuan and Sofia Kenin will clash against each other in the quarter of the Hong Kong Tennis Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.
Sofia Kenin -> 1.57
Yue Yuan -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Yue Yuan vs. Sofia Kenin
This will be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Yuan won 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) in the semifinal in the W80 Tyler back in 2022.
Yue Yuan
31 - 26win/loss
49
36
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-27 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-29 | 27-17 | 8-7 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 33-16 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 6-7 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 45, Yuan reached the quarter after defeating Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 and Nao Hibino 4-6 7-5 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Hibino, The Chinese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-2). During the match, Yuan scored 107 points vs Hibino’s 99. Yuan was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Yuan blasted 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Yue Yuan lost the serve 6 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Yuan put 69% of her first serves in, winning 61% (41/67) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (10/30) on the 2nd serve. Yue broke Hibino 8 times after converting 44% of her break points (8/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yue has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points she played.
Yuan has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of her matches (259-185). 26-16 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Yuan has a compiled197-134 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Austin where she defeated Xiyu Wang in the final 6-4 7-6(4).
Yuan has an overall 31-26 win-loss record in 2024, 26-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hong Kong
Yue has never competed in this tournament before.
Sofia Kenin
16 - 25win/loss
85
4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-26 | 10-17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-21 | 17-12 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-17 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-10 | 7-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 12-6 | 6-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 88, Kenin got to the quarter after beating Mei Yamaguchi 6-4 6-4 and Jessika Ponchet 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Ponchet (7-5 6-4). During the match Kenin scored 66 points vs Ponchet’s 56. Kenin was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Kenin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Sofia Kenin lost the serve once and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kenin put 76% of her first serves in, winning 86% (38/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 29% (4/14) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Ponchet 3 times after converting 60% of her break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sofia hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Tokyo.
The American has an aggregate 16-25 win-loss record in 2024, 10-16 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yuan | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 42 |
| Pts | 172-150 | 135-116 |
| Total Points | 322 | 251 |
| Winners | 68 | 68 |
| %Winners | 40% | 50% |
Both Yuan and Kenin played 2 matches. At the moment, Yue Yuan surrendered 1 set while Sofia Kenin hasn’t lost a set so far. Yuan has played 1 set more than Kenin (5 vs 4). Therefore, Yuan played 6 games more than Kenin. Yue scored 68 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Kenin scored 68 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yuan | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 104/151 | 88/120 |
| %1st in | 69% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 68/104 | 68/88 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 19/47 | 16/32 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 50% |
Yuan fired 2 aces (1 per match). Kenin bagged 7 aces (3.5 per match). Yuan won 65% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Kenin won 77% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yuan | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 6 |
| Converted | 12/29 | 6/16 |
| % Converted | 41% | 38% |
| Conceded | 17 | 4 |
| Saved | 10 | 2 |
| % Saved | 59% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 |
Yue broke her opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Yuan dropped her serve 7 times and she saved 59% of the break points that she conceded. Sofia broke her opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Kenin conceded her serve twice and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Yuan | ||||
| R1 Halep | R2 Hibino | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 30 | 48 | |
| pts | 65-51 | 107-99 | 172-150 | |
| Total points | 116 | 206 | 322 | |
| Winners | 27 | 41 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 37/54 | 67/97 | 104/151 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 41/67 | 68/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 61% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 10/30 | 19/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 33% | 40% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 8/18 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 44% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 9/15 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Kenin | ||||
| R1 Yamaguchi | R2 Ponchet | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 22 | 42 | |
| pts | 69-60 | 66-56 | 135-116 | |
| Total points | 129 | 122 | 251 | |
| Winners | 30 | 38 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 58% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 44/62 | 44/58 | 88/120 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 76% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 30/44 | 38/44 | 68/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 86% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 4/14 | 16/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 29% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/5 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 60% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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