WTA Beijing — Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler
Event: China Open • Surface: Hard • Round: Quarterfinal push
🧠 Form & Context
Eva Lys (🇩🇪 #66)
- 🌋 Statement upset: shocked #10 Rybakina 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 after routing Zhang and edging Jovic.
- 🚀 Ranking surge: closing in on a Top-50 debut; chasing her biggest career QF.
- 🧱 Matchup comfort: leads H2H 2–0 (incl. a 2h40m marathon in Osaka ’24).
- 🎯 Game notes: early taking-on-the-rise, clean BH redirects, improving clutch holds.
McCartney Kessler (🇺🇸 #39)
- 🔁 Form stabilizing: beat Mertens 6–2, 6–4; advanced vs Krejcikova (ret.) after trailing.
- 🧰 2025 résumé: multiple 250 titles/runner-ups since Aug ’24; 6 career Top-30 wins (and counting).
- 💪 Weapons: heavy FH, linear baseline hitting, solid first-serve clusters.
- ⚠️ Watch-out: mid-match dips; has needed breakers/deciders lately.
🔢 Head-to-Head
Lys leads 2–0 (includes Osaka 2024, ~2h40m battle).
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