Vania King vs Taylor Townsend — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
King V.6-2 6-3
Townsend T.
King V.
662
Townsend T.
230
Vania King defeated Taylor Townsend 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Vania King claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Vania King dropped just 5 games past Taylor Townsend.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Taylor Townsend | 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
37
47
Break points saved·Dominant
27
81
Break points won·Clear edge
55
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
58
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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98
Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast