Varvara Lepchenko vs Christina Mchale — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Lepchenko V.
6-3 2-6 6-2
Mchale C.
Lepchenko V.
6262
Mchale C.
3621

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Varvara Lepchenko extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-15SeoulSFhardVarvara Lepchenko3-6 6-1 7-6(5)
2013-04-01CharlestonR64clayVarvara Lepchenko6-3 4-6 6-2
2012-02-06ParisR32carpetChristina Mchale6-4 7-5
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayVarvara Lepchenko7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
0
Break points saved·Dominant
64
28
Break points won·Even
65
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
8
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Mchale C.
Freshness·
44
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Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Cornet A.
Kenin S.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Pera B.
6-26-1
Voegele S.
Loeb J.
6-46-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Hruncakova V.
Giorgi C.
3-66-37-5
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Peterson R.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-1
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
6-32-66-2
Kiick A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-1
Maria T.
Brady J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Lapko V.
7-656-2
Bogdan A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Q1
Kiick A.
Stosur S.
7-646-1
Voegele S.
Puig M.
6-26-0
Mchale C.
Bencic B.
5-77-636-3
Brady J.
Jakupovic D.
2-64-0
Cornet A.
Gibbs N.
6-26-1
Hruncakova V.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Larsson J.
7-53-66-0
Peterson R.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Linette M.
6-43-66-3
Giorgi C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Maria T.
Hsieh S.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
King V.
2-66-26-3
Bogdan A.
Niculescu M.
6-27-68
Vikhlyantseva N.
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Loeb J.
Van Uytvanck A.
1-66-23-0
Lepchenko V.
Vickery S.
4-66-36-4
Kenin S.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-56-2
Lapko V.
Blinkova A.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-3