Simona Halep vs Taylor Townsend — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Halep S.
6-1 6-3
Townsend T.
Halep S.
662
Townsend T.
130

Simona Halep defeated Taylor Townsend 6-1 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardTaylor Townsend2-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64claySimona Halep6-3 6-1
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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

Halep S.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
Halep S.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Dominant
100
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
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
Halep S.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
97

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[12]
Pliskova K.[5]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Barty A.[12]
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Halep S.[2]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-663-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Wang Q.[18]
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Hsieh S.[27]
3-66-27-5
R16
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Wang Q.[18]
Wang Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-3
Hsieh S.[27]
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-706-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Andreescu B.
6-12-0
Barty A.[12]
Bertens K.[7]
4-66-36-2
R32
Halep S.[2]
Hercog P.
5-77-616-2
Williams V.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Maria T.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Mertens E.[16]
6-47-61
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.[11]
1-66-26-3
Bertens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
3-66-06-1
Barty A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[19]
Goerges J.[15]
6-07-5
Kvitova P.[3]
Vekic D.[26]
6-43-66-4
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-44-66-1
Kontaveit A.[21]
Tomljanovic A.
7-632-67-64
Hsieh S.[27]
Osaka N.[1]
4-67-646-3
Wang Y.
Collins D.[25]
7-56-1
Wang Q.[18]
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-736-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-47-64
R64
Hercog P.
Doi M.
7-646-4
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[24]
7-646-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-31-66-1
Wang Q.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-0
Collins D.[25]
Osuigwe W.
7-656-0
Stephens S.[4]
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Giorgi C.[29]
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
7-56-1
Mertens E.[16]
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-20-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.[23]
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.[30]
7-676-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Keys M.[17]
6-44-66-4
Barty A.[12]
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[19]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Vekic D.[26]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Muchova K.
3-66-36-3
Andreescu B.
Kenin S.[32]
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[21]
Anisimova A.
6-31-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Muguruza G.[20]
7-604-66-2
Hsieh S.[27]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Osaka N.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-736-1
Wang Y.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-26-4
Hruncakova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-756-47-5
Goerges J.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-16-3
R128
Hruncakova V.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Wang X.
6-21-66-3
Gauff C.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Konta J.
Pegula J.
6-16-4
Osuigwe W.
Osaka M.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-4
Maria T.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-17-64
Siniakova K.
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Flipkens K.
4-66-47-5
Martic P.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-67-57-64
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Krunic A.
6-34-66-0
Sakkari M.
Danilovic O.
1-66-36-4
Muchova K.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Lapko V.
7-56-776-1
Peterson R.
Siegemund L.
6-15-77-5
Townsend T.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Jakupovic D.
7-56-3
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
4-67-626-2
Anisimova A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Friedsam A.
4-66-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vickery S.
3-66-36-1