Simona Halep vs Taylor Townsend — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#80WTA
1826ELO
1732Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Halep S.
6-3 6-1
Townsend T.
Halep S.
662
Townsend T.
310

Simona Halep defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardTaylor Townsend2-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2019-03-18MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-1 6-3
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Dominant
100
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.[19]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[12]
6-726-36-2
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Sharapova M.[28]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Putintseva Y.
7-656-4
R16
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-0
Sharapova M.[28]
Williams S.
W/O
Stephens S.
Kontaveit A.[25]
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[26]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[12]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[23]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Buzarnescu M.[31]
6-16-4
R32
Kontaveit A.[25]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-667-64
Halep S.[1]
Petkovic A.
7-56-0
Garcia C.[7]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Stosur S.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Wang Q.
1-67-56-4
Kerber A.[12]
Bertens K.[18]
7-647-64
Williams S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-36-4
Strycova B.[26]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Sakkari M.
6-11-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
4-66-18-6
Tsurenko L.
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-26-4
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Osaka N.[16]
6-17-67
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-5
R64
Stephens S.
Frech M.
6-26-2
Keys M.[19]
Dolehide C.
6-46-1
Halep S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-07-65
Saville D.[24]
Pera B.
5-77-56-3
Begu I.
Zhang S.[27]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Peng S.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-27-61
Sharapova M.[28]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Siniakova K.
Baindl K.
6-746-46-4
Strycova B.[26]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Wang Q.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-3
Sakkari M.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Garcia Perez G.
6-16-0
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[15]
3-66-46-0
Goerges J.[11]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-65
Williams S.
Barty A.[17]
3-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.[25]
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Brady J.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.[32]
6-726-46-2
Kerber A.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[23]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Safarova L.
3-66-46-1
Osaka N.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
R128
Hruncakova V.
Schiavone F.
7-627-62
Buzarnescu M.[31]
King V.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-16-1
Townsend T.
Georges M.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Bogdan A.
Vondrousova M.
6-31-66-4
Peng S.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[15]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[11]
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-0
Barty A.[17]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Hogenkamp R.
6-14-66-3
Siniakova K.
Azarenka V.
7-57-5
Makarova K.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Strycova B.[26]
Nara K.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Konta J.[22]
6-46-3
Brady J.
Hesse A.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Williams V.[9]
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Diyas Z.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.
Minella M.
7-656-2
Cornet A.[32]
Errani S.
2-66-26-3
Parmentier P.
Paquet C.
3-67-646-2
Garcia Perez G.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Collins D.
7-626-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Wallace I.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-6106-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Hercog P.
6-47-61
Rybarikova M.[19]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Voegele S.
4-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
5-77-656-3
Kontaveit A.[25]
Brengle M.
6-14-66-2
Duque Marino M.
Sevastova A.[20]
4-66-16-3
Giorgi C.
Min G.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Keys M.[19]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
7-606-2
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Cepede Royg V.
3-66-17-5
Garcia C.[7]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Schmiedlova A.
6-45-79-7
Flipkens K.
Maria T.
7-616-4
Mattek Sands B.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[27]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
Stephens S.
Rus A.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[12]
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Pliskova K.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Konjuh A.
6-06-1
Saville D.[24]
Cirstea S.[18]
4-67-646-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Allertova D.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Lepchenko V.
6-797-646-0
Bencic B.[11]
Chiesa D.
3-67-627-5
Baindl K.
Ostapenko J.[29]
7-56-3
Osaka N.[16]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-33-66-3