Lauren Davis vs Taylor TownsendNewport Beach Quarter-final

Newport Beach · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
32 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 January 2019
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Davis L.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Townsend T.
Davis L.
63782
Townsend T.
36661

Lauren Davis defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Newport Beach quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Lauren Davis closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Davis L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Davis L.

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

Davis L.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
73
Break points saved·Dominant
26
94
Break points won·Clear edge
79
55
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast