Katerina Siniakova vs Christina MchaleIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#36WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Siniakova K.
3-6 6-2 7-6
Mchale C.
Siniakova K.
36782
Mchale C.
62661

Katerina Siniakova defeated Christina Mchale 3-6 6-2 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Katerina Siniakova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-09-12Japan Open TokyoFhardChristina Mchale3-6 6-4 6-4
2016-06-13BirminghamR32grassChristina Mchale5-7 6-4 6-3
2015-06-15BirminghamR16grassKaterina Siniakova6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Siniakova K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

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

Serve & return on hard

Siniakova K.Mchale C.
21
Serve
64
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
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
0
Break points saved·Dominant
75
28
Break points won·Dominant
94
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Siniakova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw