Eva Lys #85Germany00 – 2Xinran Sun #582China2

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The read

Lys is the established tour player with a large ranking advantage, which keeps her narrowly ahead despite an uneven run of results.

• WTA No. 102 against WTA No. 582
• 5 wins and 9 losses in her last 14 matches; 3 wins and 5 losses on hard courts
• Hard-court sets: 4-4 in first sets but only 2-6 in second sets

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The read

The evidence points to a match where neither player is likely to dominate the game count, which favours Sun staying within five games.

• Lys produced a margin of five games or more in only two of her six completed hard-court matches
• Her hard-court average margin over those six matches is -2.5 games
• Sun has won 50% of games across her last 15 matches

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The read

Lys's recent hard-court results include several heavy defeats, so keeping the game margin within three is the more likely outcome.

• Lys covered -2.5 in only two of her six most recent completed hard-court matches
• Lys was beaten by 12-3 and 12-2 in games in two of those matches
• Sun has won 50% of her games across her last 15 matches

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The read

Both players' second sets on this surface average under nine games, and Lys in particular has been finishing them quickly.

• Lys's hard-court second sets average 3.5 games won and 5.1 lost
• Sun's hard-court second sets average 3.5 games won and 5.0 lost
• Lys has lost six of eight hard-court second sets, often by a wide margin

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The read

Both players give up chances on serve, and Lys's hard-court matches average above this line, so a longer match is slightly more likely than a short one.

• Lys's eight hard-court matches average 22.1 games
• Sun's double faults run at 4.0 per match on hard courts with 49.4% of first-serve points won
• Sun's return points won is 47.8% across her last 15 matches

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The read

Lys's first sets have generally landed at eight or nine games, and her matches rarely reach the extended scores that push this over the line.

• Lys's hard-court first sets average 4.4 games won and 4.3 lost
• Lys has played eight hard-court matches with no tiebreaks
• Four of Lys's eight hard-court matches ended in straight sets

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The read

Both players' recent records show a high share of straight-set finishes, with several of Lys's matches separating quickly.

• Fourteen of Sun's last 15 matches ended in straight sets
• Half of Lys's eight hard-court matches were decided in two sets
• Several of Lys's hard-court results were one-sided, including 3-12 and 2-12 game totals

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The read

The ranking gap and Lys's even first-set record on this surface give her a small advantage in the opening set.

• Lys has split her eight hard-court first sets 4-4
• Sun's hard-court first-set record is 1-1 with one tiebreak
• Lys has won three of her last six completed hard-court matches

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The read

Lys remains the stronger player overall, but her poor second-set record on this surface keeps this close to even.

• Lys has won only two of eight hard-court second sets
• Sun's hard-court second sets average 3.5 games won and 5.0 lost
• Lys has won three of her last six completed hard-court matches

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The read

Sets in both players' recent hard-court matches have typically ended before 6-6, making a tiebreak the less likely outcome.

• Lys's eight hard-court matches contained zero tiebreaks
• Only one tiebreak appears across the ten completed hard-court matches between the two players
• Lys's hard-court sets average 8.6 total games