Donna Vekic vs Christina Mchale — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 16
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Vekic D.
6-4 7-5
Mchale C.
Vekic D.
672
Mchale C.
450

Donna Vekic defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 7-5 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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

Vekic D.Mchale C.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
0
Break points saved·Dominant
86
28
Break points won·Dominant
91
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
8
Tiebreaks·Even
33
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Mchale C.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang Y.
Kenin S.[5]
2-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Kenin S.[5]
Andreescu B.
6-43-67-5
Wang Y.
Vekic D.[3]
2-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Wang Y.
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-4
Kenin S.[5]
Azarenka V.
6-44-67-5
Andreescu B.
Zheng S.[7]
7-636-1
Vekic D.[3]
Konta J.[8]
6-37-5
R16
Kenin S.[5]
Boulter K.
6-44-1
Andreescu B.
Buzarnescu M.[4]
6-27-5
Zheng S.[7]
Babos T.
4-66-46-3
Vekic D.[3]
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Stephens S.[1]
6-36-3
Wang Y.
Puig M.
4-1
Konta J.[8]
Flink V.
6-46-1
Azarenka V.
Maria T.
6-26-1
R32
Flink V.
Anisimova A.
3-4
Azarenka V.
Collins D.[2]
6-16-2
Maria T.
Trevisan M.
6-27-61
Buzarnescu M.[4]
Saville D.
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Teichmann J.
6-16-3
Vekic D.[3]
Doi M.
6-06-3
Wang Y.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-2
Kenin S.[5]
Peterson R.
4-3
Stephens S.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Jakupovic D.
5-76-46-4
Boulter K.
Perrin C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Bara I.
6-06-2
Zheng S.[7]
Zarazua R.
3-67-56-4
Mchale C.
Bonaventure Y.
6-31-66-2
Konta J.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Sakkari M.[6]
7-54-66-0