Maddison Inglis vs Claire Liu — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Maddison Inglis
AUS
Maddison Inglis
#132WTA
1590ELO
1558Hard ELO
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#114WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Inglis M.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Liu C.
Inglis M.
7262
Liu C.
6641

Maddison Inglis defeated Claire Liu 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #114. Maddison Inglis extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Maddison Inglis closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-14Australian OpenQ64hardMaddison Inglis7-6(6) 2-6 6-4
2025-08-21US OpenQ64hardClaire Liu6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
Inglis M.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Inglis M.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
22
29
Break points saved·Dominant
50
23
Break points won·Dominant
25
76
Deciding sets·Even
36
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Inglis M.Liu C.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
91

Inglis M.: 18 days rest · Liu C.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw