Christina Mchale vs Magda LinetteBeijing Qualifying Round 1

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Mchale C.
7-6 7-5
Linette M.
Mchale C.
7772
Linette M.
635

Christina Mchale defeated Magda Linette 7-6 7-5 in the Beijing qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Christina Mchale narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-07TianjinR32hardMagda Linette6-3 6-1
2016-06-06NottinghamR32grassChristina Mchale6-1 6-4
2015-09-14TokyoSFhardMagda Linette3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

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

Mchale C.Linette M.
Serve
26
Return
10

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
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
79
Break points saved·Dominant
28
86
Break points won·Slight edge
65
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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