Christina Mchale vs Alexandra Dulgheru — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLWL
Mchale C.
6-2 6-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
662
Dulgheru A.
23–

Christina Mchale defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Dulgheru came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Christina Mchale claimed a first win over Alexandra Dulgheru in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayAlexandra Dulgheru5-7 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

Dulgheru A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Mchale 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. About

Statistics

This season
Mchale C.Dulgheru A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Dulgheru A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
28
21
Break points won·Slight edge
65
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
52
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
29
53

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
2-66-32-0
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
7-647-63
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-41-67-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
6-44-3
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Bertens K.
6-16-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
R16
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Niculescu M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-16-1
Lisicki S.
Barthel M.
7-633-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Goerges J.
7-56-716-3
Barthel M.
Daniilidou E.
7-666-2
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0
Bertens K.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Flipkens K.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Hampton J.
Erakovic M.
6-17-65
R32
Vesnina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Baltacha E.
Jones S.
6-24-66-3
Zheng J.
Morita A.
4-66-36-4
Niculescu M.
Hampton J.
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Goerges J.
Arn G.
7-53-66-4
Kerber A.
Erakovic M.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dokic J.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
7-56-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Hradecka L.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Zheng J.
7-56-1
Oprandi R.
Luangnam N.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-727-5
Parmentier P.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Doi M.
4-66-36-2
Bertens K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-27-5
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Bouchard E.
7-56-3
Halep S.
Rus A.
4-66-36-1
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Vandeweghe C.
1-67-656-4
Barthel M.
Min G.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
7-636-2