Varvara Lepchenko vs Christina Mchale | Varvara Lepchenko Wins 5-7 7-5 7-6

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Australian OpenQ32QualifyingHardFri 11 JanFinal

Varvara LepchenkoWTA #189 · USA

Christina MchaleUSA

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Varvara Lepchenko defeated Christina Mchale 5-7 7-5 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 128. Varvara Lepchenko extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Match story: Varvara Lepchenko dropped the opening set before beating Christina Mchale 5–7 7–5 7–6.

How the match was decided

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Lepchenko V. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Lepchenko V. and Mchale C. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lepchenko V. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Mchale C. 2–1 (67%). Mchale C. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Lepchenko V. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

0–30%Lepchenko V. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–167%Mchale C. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–6Sets3–4

32–46Games29–34

1–2Tiebreaks1–0

0–2Deciding sets1–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Yastremska D.#111L2-6 7-6 6-7Luxembourg · hardW2-6 6-2 7-6Quebec City · hard
vs Parmentier P.L6-7 1-6Quebec City · hardL2-6 6-4 5-7Quebec City · hard
vs Kanepi K.L6-2 3-6 1-6Cincinnati · hardW1-3Miami · hard

Head-to-head

7 meetings · Lepchenko V. leads 6–1

Hard: Lepchenko V. leads 4–0 · Clay: Lepchenko V. leads 2–0 · Carpet: Mchale C. leads 1–0

Lepchenko V.January 2019Australian OpenThis matchHard5-7 7-5 7-6(3)
Lepchenko V.August 2018CincinnatiHard6-3 2-6 6-2
Lepchenko V.September 2014SeoulHard3-6 6-1 7-6
Lepchenko V.April 2013CharlestonClay6-3 4-6 6-2
Mchale C.February 2012ParisCarpet6-4 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Lepchenko V.Mchale C.1 643ELO1 6621 589Hard ELO1 5993–7Last 104–632Age26180 cmHeight170 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Varvara Lepchenko beat Christina Mchale 5-7 7-5 7-6(3). Umpiry, "Varvara Lepchenko vs Christina Mchale — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-01-11/lepchenko-vs-mchale-australian-open-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 11 January 2019).