Danka Kovinic vs Christina Mchale — Charleston Round of 64

Charleston · WTA · Round of 64
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
clay
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Kovinic D.
6-2 6-3
Mchale C.
Kovinic D.
662
Mchale C.
230

Danka Kovinic defeated Christina Mchale 6-2 6-3 in the Charleston round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Danka Kovinic claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-11TokyoR32hardChristina Mchale6-2 6-4
2016-02-22AcapulcoR16hardChristina Mchale3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

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
Kovinic D.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
0
Break points saved·Even
28
28
Break points won·Slight edge
74
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
2
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[5]
Keys M.[7]
6-24-67-5
Semi-finals
Keys M.[7]
Hradecka L.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[5]
Petkovic A.[3]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[5]
Begu I.[13]
7-637-64
Hradecka L.
Errani S.[4]
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[3]
Kovinic D.
2-66-36-1
Keys M.[7]
Davis L.
6-26-2
R16
Davis L.
Barthel M.[15]
6-43-0
Kovinic D.
Jankovic J.[6]
W/O
Petkovic A.[3]
Brengle M.
6-46-4
Kerber A.[5]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-0
Begu I.[13]
Makarova K.[2]
W/O
Keys M.[7]
Mitu C.
6-26-0
Hradecka L.
Garcia C.[8]
5-77-56-4
Errani S.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-25-76-2
R32
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rogers S.
7-56-1
Barthel M.[15]
Stephens S.
6-37-62
Hradecka L.
Kucova K.
7-56-3
Garcia C.[8]
Vickery S.
6-34-66-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Maria T.
6-36-766-1
Petkovic A.[3]
Scheepers C.
1-66-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Stosur S.[9]
6-33-66-4
Makarova K.[2]
Zhang S.
5-76-36-2
Davis L.
Bouchard E.[1]
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Rodina E.
3-66-36-4
Begu I.[13]
Shvedova Y.
6-06-746-4
Errani S.[4]
Cepelova J.
6-37-65
Brengle M.
Vekic D.
6-16-3
Keys M.[7]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-1
Kovinic D.
Bencic B.[12]
4-66-36-2
Mitu C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-2
R64
Mitu C.
Lepchenko V.[10]
6-22-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-43-0
Davis L.
Min G.
6-717-626-3
Stephens S.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Dulgheru A.
7-654-66-4
Cepelova J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-757-64
Rogers S.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
Hradecka L.
Diyas Z.[11]
4-66-16-3
Vickery S.
Pegula J.
4-66-37-64
Maria T.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Kovinic D.
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Watson H.[16]
6-34-67-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
6-22-66-4
Rodina E.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-2
Begu I.[13]
Siegemund L.
6-27-65
Shvedova Y.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Gibbs N.
6-47-5
Kucova K.
Lucic M.
6-33-66-3
Bondarenko K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-44-66-1
Brengle M.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-726-46-2
Stosur S.[9]
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-4
Bencic B.[12]
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Barthel M.[15]
Babos T.
6-36-3