Cara Black vs Sarah TaylorIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
hard
44 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Black C.
6-0 6-4
Taylor S.
Black C.
662
Taylor S.
04

Cara Black defeated Sarah Taylor 6-0 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cara Black came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Taylor S.

Taylor S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Black C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
36%
Service points won·Even
53%
49%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
47%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw