Karin Knapp vs Christina Mchale — Fed Cup WG R1: USA vs ITA Round Robin
Fed Cup WG R1: USA vs ITA · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 8 February 2014
hard
Knapp K.6-3 3-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Knapp K.
6362
Mchale C.
3611
Karin Knapp defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Fed Cup WG R1: USA vs ITA round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Karin Knapp had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Karin Knapp claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karin Knapp closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-13 | Rome | R64 | clay | Christina Mchale | 7-5 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.