Magda Linette vs Taylor Townsend — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#78WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Linette M.6-4 6-2
Townsend T.
Linette M.
662
Townsend T.
420
Magda Linette defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-2 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 128. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Magda Linette dropped just 6 games past Taylor Townsend.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Taylor Townsend | 3-6 7-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
58
47
Break points saved·Dominant
25
81
Break points won·Dominant
70
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
35
Tiebreaks·Even
88
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
100
98
Linette M.: 16 days rest · Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast