Varvara Lepchenko vs Christina Mchale — Seoul Semi-final

Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
Varvara Lepchenko
USA5
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Lepchenko V.
3-6 6-1 7-6
Mchale C.
Lepchenko V.
36772
Mchale C.
61651

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Christina Mchale 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Seoul semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Varvara Lepchenko extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-01CharlestonR64clayVarvara Lepchenko6-3 4-6 6-2
2012-02-06ParisR32carpetChristina Mchale6-4 7-5
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayVarvara Lepchenko7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
0
Break points saved·Dominant
64
28
Break points won·Even
65
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
Freshness·
44
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Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[2]
Lepchenko V.[5]
6-36-756-2
Semi-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Mchale C.
3-66-17-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Kirilenko M.
4-67-656-3
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Radwanska A.[1]
6-746-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Kanepi K.[6]
6-736-26-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Rybarikova M.[4]
6-22-0
R16
Lepchenko V.[5]
Han N.
7-56-1
Rybarikova M.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
6-14-66-3
Kanepi K.[6]
Pliskova K.
3-66-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Koukalova K.[3]
6-746-46-0
Gibbs N.
Kovinic D.
1-66-47-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Friedsam A.
6-46-756-2
Radwanska A.[1]
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
R32
Kirilenko M.
Vekic D.
3-66-26-4
Radwanska A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Scheepers C.
Begu I.
6-23-67-5
Lepchenko V.[5]
Rogowska O.
6-16-2
Rybarikova M.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Garcia C.[7]
7-636-2
Kanepi K.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Voegele S.
6-37-64
Koukalova K.[3]
Bertens K.
6-04-66-4
Gibbs N.
Watson H.[8]
7-56-2
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-47-63
Pliskova K.[2]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
2-66-46-4
Friedsam A.
Shvedova Y.
7-657-5
Han N.
Jang S.
7-654-66-3