Taylor Townsend vs Christina MchaleAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Townsend T.
1-6 6-4 6-4
Mchale C.
Townsend T.
1662
Mchale C.
6441

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

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-02-27AcapulcoR16hardChristina Mchale6-1 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Mchale C.
70
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
73
0
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Slight edge
55
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CRain
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw