Madison Keys vs Simona Halep — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
Madison Keys
USA
Madison Keys
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014
hard
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Keys M.
6-1 6-4
Halep S.
Keys M.
662
Halep S.
140

Madison Keys defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Madison Keys narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiR16hardMadison Keys6-1 3-6 7-5
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardSimona Halep6-2 6-4
2016-09-26WuhanQFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2016-07-25MontrealFhardSimona Halep7-6(2) 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR16grassSimona Halep6-7(5) 6-4 6-3
2014-05-12RomeR32claySimona Halep5-7 6-0 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Keys M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Keys M.Halep S.
36
Serve
—
29
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Keys M.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Keys M.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
94
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
87
Break points won·Slight edge
90
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Keys M.Halep S.
Freshness·
84
—

Keys M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pironkova T.
Kerber A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Kerber A.
Keys M.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Mattek Sands B.
3-2
Pironkova T.
Errani S.
7-626-3
Kvitova P.
Safarova L.
7-646-2
Kerber A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
R16
Errani S.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Mattek Sands B.
Radwanska A.[1]
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.[4]
7-646-3
Kerber A.
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.
Mchale C.
6-16-0
Keys M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-03-67-63
Safarova L.
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-47-67
R32
Mattek Sands B.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Makarova K.[4]
Jankovic J.[4]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Ormaechea P.
3-67-656-2
Kerber A.
Cibulkova D.
7-657-5
Lepchenko V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-67-5
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Davis L.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-68
Errani S.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.[6]
Goerges J.[6]
3-66-26-4
Keys M.
Halep S.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Duval V.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Cornet A.
6-746-27-5