Christina Mchale vs Viktorija Golubic — Japan Open Tokyo Quarter-final

Japan Open Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
USA7
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016
hard
Viktorija Golubic
SUI
Viktorija Golubic
#47WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Mchale C.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Golubic V.
Mchale C.
6562
Golubic V.
3731

Christina Mchale defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Japan Open Tokyo quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Golubic V.

Golubic V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mchale 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

Serve & return on hard

Mchale C.Golubic V.
—
Serve
23
—
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Mchale C.Golubic V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Golubic V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
64
Break points saved·Dominant
28
59
Break points won·Dominant
65
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mchale C.Golubic V.
Freshness·
—
96

Golubic V.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mchale C.[7]
Siniakova K.
3-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-43-67-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.[6]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
Cepelova J.
Nara K.
3-66-46-1
Siniakova K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Zhang S.[6]
Lepchenko V.
6-746-16-3
R16
Zhang S.[6]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Larsson J.[4]
6-23-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Golubic V.
Linette M.
6-26-756-3
Mchale C.[7]
Peterson R.
2-66-27-64
Nara K.
Putintseva Y.[3]
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Siniakova K.
Chirico L.
6-45-77-63
R32
Lepchenko V.
Ozaki R.
6-06-2
Larsson J.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-36-2
Chirico L.
Bondarenko K.[8]
6-47-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Doi M.[1]
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Brengle M.[5]
6-16-4
Siniakova K.
Lottner A.
6-16-4
Jang S.
Zheng S.
4-66-36-3
Linette M.
Sema E.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Kato M.
6-37-69
Nara K.
Paszek T.
6-26-2
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-2
Golubic V.
Wickmayer Y.[2]
6-17-67
Mchale C.[7]
Baindl K.
6-43-67-65
Putintseva Y.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[6]
Hozumi E.
7-641-66-3