Samantha Stosur vs Christina Mchale — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
AUS26
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Stosur S.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Mchale C.
Stosur S.
6262
Mchale C.
4641

Samantha Stosur defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: AUS vs USARRhardChristina Mchale3-6 6-1 7-5
2014-06-09BirminghamR32grassSamantha Stosur6-1 6-3
2012-05-07MadridR32claySamantha Stosur2-6 6-4 6-0
2010-07-26StanfordR16hardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
0
Break points saved·Dominant
85
28
Break points won·Even
61
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
8
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
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
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2