Barbora Strycova vs Taylor Townsend — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
CZE5
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Strycova B.
6-2 6-7 6-3
Townsend T.
Strycova B.
66562
Townsend T.
27731

Barbora Strycova defeated Taylor Townsend 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Barbora Strycova came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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

Strycova B.Townsend T.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Strycova B.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Strycova B.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
73
Break points saved·Dominant
66
94
Break points won·Clear edge
72
55
Deciding sets·Slight edge
69
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Strycova B.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Goerges J.[2]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-47-64
Goerges J.[2]
Andreescu B.
2-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hsieh S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[1]
Vickery S.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-17-66
Andreescu B.
Hsieh S.[3]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Strycova B.[3]
0-66-26-2
Vickery S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kenin S.
4-66-26-4
Goerges J.[2]
Bouchard E.
3-66-37-66
Hruncakova V.
Anisimova A.
6-32-66-4
Hsieh S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Williams V.[6]
6-716-16-3
R16
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-0
Hercog P.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Townsend T.
6-37-5
Kenin S.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-66
Wozniacki C.[1]
Martic P.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-3
Strycova B.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-736-2
Anisimova A.
Strycova B.[5]
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Flipkens K.[7]
6-41-66-1
Williams V.[6]
Davis L.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Bouchard E.
Schoofs B.
6-756-46-4
Hruncakova V.
Kenin S.
7-55-76-3
Hsieh S.[3]
Puig M.
6-17-63
R32
Larsson J.
Nara K.
7-656-3
Goerges J.[2]
Puig M.
6-44-66-2
Cepede Royg V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.[7]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Haddad Maia B.
6-24-66-2
Strycova B.[3]
Errani S.
6-46-736-4
Hruncakova V.
Lewis J.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.[8]
7-653-66-4
Hsieh S.
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Bonaventure Y.
Putintseva Y.[6]
6-36-3
Vickery S.
Davis L.[5]
6-16-2
Townsend T.
Mchale C.
1-66-46-4
Kenin S.
Fett J.
6-46-4
Martic P.
Vondrousova M.
7-626-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Brengle M.
6-36-0
Goerges J.[2]
Larsson J.
6-06-4
Kenin S.
Martic P.[4]
7-52-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Zidansek T.
6-27-63
Strycova B.[5]
Townsend T.
6-26-756-3
Flipkens K.[7]
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Puig M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[3]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Williams V.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-31-66-3
Andreescu B.
Babos T.
6-47-66
Schoofs B.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
3-4
Anisimova A.
Cepelova J.
6-23-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-27-61
Bouchard E.
Brengle M.
6-36-3