Varvara Lepchenko vs Christina MchaleAustralian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lepchenko V.
5-7 7-5 7-6
Mchale C.
Lepchenko V.
57772
Mchale C.
75631

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Christina Mchale 5-7 7-5 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying final 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

31
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
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
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·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
0
Break points saved·Dominant
64
28
Break points won·Even
65
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
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
Freshness·
59

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Mcphee K.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Soler Espinosa S.
2-66-26-1
Juvan K.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Brady J.
Thandi K.
6-07-5
Vikhlyantseva N.
Duan Y.
6-756-46-4
Schoofs B.
Liang E.
6-25-76-4
Kovinic D.
Liu F.
6-17-5
Stollar F.
Zhang Y.
4-66-46-4
Cabrera L.
Garcia Perez G.
6-06-2
Bonaventure Y.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Wallace I.
Lisicki S.
7-657-5
Hogenkamp R.
Rus A.
6-36-4
Nara K.
Cepede Royg V.
6-27-61
Bains N.
Inglis M.
6-35-77-5
Ponchet J.
Sebov K.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.
Bouzkova M.
6-44-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Tomova V.
4-66-27-66
Mrdeza T.
Zimmermann K.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Fourlis J.
6-46-2
Zhuk S.
Fett J.
5-76-26-4
Sharipova S.
Bozovic A.
6-46-0
Trevisan M.
Zarytska A.
6-41-66-2
Kiick A.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Rybakina E.
6-26-4
Dart H.
Paquet C.
6-34-66-2
Xu S.
Serban R.
6-33-66-3
Muhammad A.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-4
Jorovic I.
Han X.
6-26-1
Badosa P.
Allertova D.
6-36-3
Raina A.
Georges M.
6-26-2
Hesse A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
1-67-647-68
Kostyuk M.
Cepelova J.
6-37-5
Diatchenko V.
Radanovic D.
6-46-746-2
Kalinskaya A.
Lemoine Q.
6-17-614
Podoroska N.
Zanevska M.
3-66-36-3
Lottner A.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Liu C.
6-36-2
Sharma A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Flink V.
Grymalska A.
6-36-1
Martincova T.
Xun F.
6-11-66-3
Zaja A.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
4-66-16-3
Dolehide C.
Marino R.
6-26-2
Lao D.
Lu J.
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Zavatska K.
6-16-4
Khromacheva I.
Haas B.
6-46-4
Minella M.
Ozgen P.
6-24-66-4
Bolsova A.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-654-67-5
Swiatek I.
Danilovic O.
1-67-647-5
Muchova K.
Rodionova A.
6-26-4
Samsonova L.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-44-66-3
Loeb J.
Myers A.
6-26-4
Kalinina A.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-42-67-65
Smitkova T.
Shimizu A.
7-677-66
Hradecka L.
Gorgodze E.
6-36-3
Grammatikopoulou V.
Bara I.
6-36-2
Gibbs N.
Kostova E.
6-46-2
Ormaechea P.
Han N.
6-36-2
Ahn K.
Taylor G.
6-16-1
Golubic V.
Teichmann J.
6-26-4
Doi M.
Doroshina O.
6-36-3