Arantxa Rus vs Christina Mchale — Seoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
USA8
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Rus A.
6-3 6-4
Mchale C.
Rus A.
662
Mchale C.
340

Arantxa Rus defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 6-4 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Arantxa Rus closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-06MontrealR64hardChristina Mchale3-6 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rus A.

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
Rus A.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
15
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
28
Break points won·Clear edge
86
65
Deciding sets·Slight edge
15
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Mchale C.
Freshness·
100
—

Rus A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.[1]
Haddad Maia B.
6-756-16-4
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[1]
Kumkhum L.
3-66-16-3
Haddad Maia B.
Hogenkamp R.
6-17-67
Quarter-finals
Haddad Maia B.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-4
Kumkhum L.
Cirstea S.[4]
6-36-1
Hogenkamp R.
Hon P.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[1]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-1
R16
Cepede Royg V.
Ahn K.
4-66-46-3
Cirstea S.[4]
Gibbs N.
6-36-3
Haddad Maia B.
Begu I.[5]
6-34-66-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Han N.
6-16-2
Ostapenko J.[1]
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Hon P.
Rus A.
7-56-4
Kumkhum L.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-3
Hogenkamp R.
Allertova D.
6-46-4
R32
Cepede Royg V.
Plipuech P.
6-36-2
Allertova D.
Petkovic A.
6-27-5
Haddad Maia B.
Zavatska K.
4-66-36-1
Han N.
Pliskova K.[3]
6-46-4
Begu I.[5]
Wongteanchai V.
2-66-36-3
Cirstea S.[4]
Eguchi M.
6-16-3
Kumkhum L.
Duque Marino M.
3-66-46-1
Gibbs N.
Jang S.
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.
Arruabarrena L.[7]
6-37-5
Rus A.
Mchale C.[8]
6-36-4
Hogenkamp R.
Bertens K.[2]
5-76-46-3
Ostapenko J.[1]
Larsson J.
7-666-1
Ahn K.
Maria T.[6]
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Watson H.
6-30-66-1
Hon P.
Muchova K.
6-14-66-4