Casey Dellacqua vs Christina MchaleIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
41 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2014
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dellacqua C.
7-6 6-4
Mchale C.
Dellacqua C.
7762
Mchale C.
6440

Casey Dellacqua defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Casey Dellacqua claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-19StrasbourgR16clayChristina Mchale6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dellacqua C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dellacqua 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
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
40
28
Break points won·Slight edge
59
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
37
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw