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WTA Tokyo — Wang Xinyu vs Varvara Gracheva
WTA Tokyo
Hard Court
Round of 32
🧠 Form & Context
🇨🇳 Wang Xinyu (#62, right-handed, 182 cm)
- 2025: 25–24 overall | 12–14 on hard (📉).
- Peak surge mid-season: Berlin F (grass), Prague SF, Cleveland SF.
- Return to China: 0–4, eight straight sets dropped (BJK Cup → Beijing → Wuhan → Ningbo).
- Tokyo history: R16 (2022), 1R (2024).
🇫🇷 Varvara Gracheva (#83, right-handed)
- 2025: 33–27 overall | 19–13 on hard.
- Qualified here: d. Arango 7–5 in the 3rd (saved 3 BPs at 5–5), d. Inglis 6–3, 6–1.
- Big peak in August: Cincinnati QF (d. Kenin, Muchová). Asian swing otherwise stop–start.
- Tokyo 2024: R16.
🔍 Match Breakdown
First-strike vs. ballast: Wang’s height and flat first-ball power give her the top-end ceiling, but recent dips in confidence have dented her hold r
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