Christina Mchale vs Kristina Kucova — Sydney Qualifying Round 2

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Mchale C.
6-2 6-1
Kucova K.
Mchale C.
662
Kucova K.
21–

Christina Mchale defeated Kristina Kucova 6-2 6-1 in the Sydney qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Christina Mchale claimed a first win over Kristina Kucova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardKristina Kucova6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% 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

Statistics

This season
Mchale C.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
0
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
13
Break points won·Even
65
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
29
8

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Duan Y.
Rodionova A.
4-67-57-62
Mchale C.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Bondarenko K.
Broady N.
6-16-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Q2
Falconi I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Mchale C.
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Lucic M.
3-66-36-3
Rodionova A.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Broady N.
Perez E.
6-46-736-3
Duan Y.
Cepelova J.
W/O
Vekic D.
King V.
6-22-67-5
Sakkari M.
Pironkova T.
6-32-0
Q1
Mchale C.
Brady J.
6-16-3
Rodionova A.
Myers A.
7-53-66-2
Duan Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
King V.
Tjandramulia O.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Stefkova B.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.
Rodina E.
6-37-64
Kucova K.
Linette M.
3-66-37-5
Witthoeft C.
Allertova D.
6-26-1
Falconi I.
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Pironkova T.
Tig P.
7-646-3
Kovinic D.
Barthel M.
6-11-66-4
Cepelova J.
Chirico L.
2-66-27-5
Bondarenko K.
Tomova V.
6-33-66-1
Lucic M.
Zheng S.
6-27-64
Perez E.
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Broady N.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4