Sofia Kenin vs Jasmine PaoliniGuangzhou Quarter-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
#115WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2019 ·
hard
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLW
Kenin S.
7-5 6-1
Paolini J.
Kenin S.
762
Paolini J.
510

Sofia Kenin defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-1 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR32hardJasmine Paolini6-3 6-0
2025-02-17DubaiR16hardSofia Kenin6-4 6-0
2019-05-13RomeR64claySofia Kenin6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
46
Break points won·Slight edge
87
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
86

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
76

Kenin S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw