Sara Errani vs Christina Mchale — Tianjin Quarter-final

Tianjin · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Errani S.
5-7 7-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Errani S.
57762
Mchale C.
76211

Sara Errani defeated Christina Mchale 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the Tianjin quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in defending last year's round of 32. Sara Errani extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-12Charleston 2R32clayChristina Mchale7-6(3) 6-3
2017-01-02BrisbaneR32hardChristina Mchale6-3 6-3
2015-05-11RomeR32clayChristina Mchale6-4 6-4
2013-05-13RomeR32claySara Errani7-5 5-7 6-2
2011-06-06BirminghamR32grassSara Errani7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128claySara Errani6-7(4) 6-2 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Errani 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
Errani S.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
52%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
8
28
Break points won·Dominant
98
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
34
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Sabalenka A.
7-57-68
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Peng S.[3]
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Peng S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Mchale C.
5-77-626-1
Sabalenka A.
Zhu L.
6-36-4
R16
Errani S.
Haddad Maia B.
6-44-66-3
Sharapova M.
Linette M.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.
Duan Y.
6-36-3
Peng S.[3]
Wang X.
6-26-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Wang Y.
6-42-66-3
Zhu L.
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-06-4
Voegele S.
Putintseva Y.[5]
6-26-3
R32
Hsieh S.
Lu J.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Kvitova P.[2]
6-45-76-4
Haddad Maia B.
Vekic D.[4]
6-746-46-2
Duan Y.
Tsurenko L.[7]
6-47-62
Linette M.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-37-5
Putintseva Y.[5]
Davis L.
7-624-66-2
Wang Y.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rodionova A.
6-26-736-4
Sabalenka A.
Han X.
6-36-3
Peng S.[3]
Guo H.
6-27-65
Wang X.
Kovinic D.
6-37-68
Voegele S.
Ahn K.
6-36-3
Errani S.
Baindl K.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.[6]
Liu F.
6-26-1
Mchale C.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Begu I.[9]
6-46-2