Tennis | WTA Beijing 2024 | Harriet Dart takes on Clara Tauson in her Beijing opener

Posted by Admin September 25, 2024 Tennis

By Ros Satar

Harriet Dart v Clara Tauson
H2H: Tauson leads 1-0

BEIJING, CHINA – Harriet Dart leads off British interest in the W1000 event in Beijing, facing Denmark’s Clara Tauson.

Harriet Dart v Clara Tauson | H2H: Tauson leads 1-0

Harriet Dart v Clara Tauson	H2H: Dart leads 3-0 (incl. ITF)
WTA Beijing	China
Hard (O)	Prize Money: $23,250
Second on Court 3, not before 12:30pm (5:30am BST)	Sky/Now TV

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2024)

H2H:	Harriet Dart (WR 76)	Clara Tauson (WR 72)
Tournament Previous Best	Debut	Debut
1^st Serve Return Points Won %	39.4	33.0
Return Points Won %	46.4	41.1
Break Point Conversion %	48.6	46.8
Break Points Saved %	60.3	55.4
Overall Service Points Won %	54.8	58.2

Harriet Dart will take to the court for the first time since the US Open, and will face Clara Tauson, not too far ahead of her in the rankings, in what could be a closely matched encounter.

Playing Styles & Prediction

There have only been a couple of standout runs for Dart this season, including the semi-final of Cluj-Napoca and the quarter-finals of Eastbourne, but her memorable win over the British No. 1 Katie Boulter at Wimbledon will be a confidence booster. However, the rest of her US hard court season proved to be pretty unremarkable.

Tauson has played one tournament since her own early exit from the US Open and actually trails Dart in key stats. The Brit will look to be aggressive in the return games and has proved to be clutch in key moments.

This one could well be tight and Dart can expect to be taken the distance.

Prediction: Dart in three sets.