Christina Mchale vs Maria SakkariIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Mchale C.
7-5 6-0
Sakkari M.
Mchale C.
762
Sakkari M.
500

Christina Mchale defeated Maria Sakkari 7-5 6-0 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Christina Mchale narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-30San JoseR32hardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-2
2017-10-09TianjinR16hardChristina Mchale6-0 6-4
2017-06-12NottinghamR16grassMaria Sakkari1-6 7-6(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Serve advantage — Sakkari M.

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

Mchale C.Sakkari M.
Serve
24
Return
39

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
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
81
Break points saved·Dominant
28
94
Break points won·Clear edge
65
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw