Yue Yuan vs Kayla Day — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Yue Yuan
#126WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024 ·
hard
USA
Kayla Day
#121WTA
1595ELO
1576Hard ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLLW
Yuan Y.
7-6 6-7 6-1
Day K.
Yuan Y.
7662
Day K.
6711

Yue Yuan defeated Kayla Day 7-6 6-7 6-1 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kayla Day came in ranked #121. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yue Yuan came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-12CincinnatiQ32hardKayla Day2-6 7-5 6-3
2022-10-25W80 TylerR32hardYue Yuan6-4 3-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Yuan Y.Day K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yuan Y.Day K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
11
39
Break points saved·Dominant
16
66
Break points won·Dominant
44
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
6
18
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Yuan Y.Day K.
Freshness·Clear edge
90
75

Yuan Y.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Day K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw