Samantha Stosur vs Christina Mchale — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Stosur S.
6-4 6-2
Mchale C.
Stosur S.
662
Mchale C.
42–

Samantha Stosur defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: AUS vs USARRhardChristina Mchale3-6 6-1 7-5
2016-03-07Indian WellsR32hardSamantha Stosur6-4 2-6 6-4
2014-06-09BirminghamR32grassSamantha Stosur6-1 6-3
2012-05-07MadridR32claySamantha Stosur2-6 6-4 6-0
2010-07-26StanfordR16hardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Stosur 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
Stosur S.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
0
Break points saved·Dominant
85
28
Break points won·Even
61
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
8
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Stosur S.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Zhuk S.
Wang Q.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Diyas Z.
6-16-2
Errani S.
Sabalenka A.
6-21-67-64
Q2
Tsurenko L.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Wang Q.
Kovinic D.
6-25-76-3
Zhuk S.
Giorgi C.
4-64-3
Sabalenka A.
Kato M.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Sakkari M.
Hsieh S.
7-57-5
Diyas Z.
Kudermetova V.
6-07-5
Stosur S.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Q1
Diyas Z.
Silva E.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Kucova K.
6-34-66-0
Wang Q.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-16-0
Sakkari M.
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Kudermetova V.
Zavatska K.
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Al Nabhani F.
6-756-06-2
Tsurenko L.
Duan Y.
5-77-56-4
Pera B.
Vondrousova M.
0-66-36-0
Errani S.
Aoyama S.
6-16-0
Giorgi C.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Zhuk S.
Dulgheru A.
7-627-67
Kovinic D.
Namigata J.
4-67-656-3
Mchale C.
Hesse A.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Raina A.
6-46-4
Kato M.
Skamlova C.
6-26-0
Sabalenka A.
Zhu L.
6-16-3