Taylor Townsend vs Simona HalepUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2019
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Townsend T.
2-6 6-3 7-6
Halep S.
Townsend T.
26772
Halep S.
63641

Taylor Townsend defeated Simona Halep 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-1 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64claySimona Halep6-3 6-1
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Halep S.
70
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Dominant
55
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Pliskova K.
Martincova T.
7-667-63
Babos T.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-2
Cornet A.
Pegula J.
6-26-3
Tomljanovic A.
Bouzkova M.
1-67-56-1
Bogdan A.
Dart H.
6-36-1
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Townsend T.
Baindl K.
3-66-36-2
Halep S.
Gibbs N.
6-33-66-2
Bertens K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Parmentier P.
6-17-62
Di Lorenzo F.
Kudermetova V.
7-646-2
Goerges J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-66-17-61
Vekic D.
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Maria T.
5-77-646-3
Putintseva Y.
Brengle M.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Bencic B.
Minella M.
6-36-2
Bolsova A.
Strycova B.
6-30-66-1
Wozniacki C.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-3
Collins D.
Hercog P.
6-34-66-4
Flipkens K.
Wang X.
3-66-26-2
Andreescu B.
Volynets K.
6-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Ahn K.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.
Krunic A.
6-37-67
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.
2-66-16-3
Mertens E.
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Parry D.
6-46-3
Petkovic A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Allertova D.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.
Osuigwe W.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Zheng S.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Puig M.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Niculescu M.
6-41-66-2
Kenin S.
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-3
Siegemund L.
Frech M.
5-76-36-4
Zhu L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Kasatkina D.
6-14-66-2
Gasparyan M.
Hon P.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
7-686-2
Sasnovich A.
Brady J.
6-14-66-0
Bolkvadze M.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Muchova K.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Cepelova J.
6-45-76-3
Martic P.
Zidansek T.
6-44-66-1
Swiatek I.
Jorovic I.
6-06-1
Sevastova A.
Bouchard E.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-65
Davis L.
Larsson J.
7-56-2
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.
7-50-66-4
Linette M.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Potapova A.
3-66-26-4
Keys M.
Doi M.
7-56-0
Sakkari M.
Giorgi C.
6-16-0
Osaka N.
Blinkova A.
6-46-756-2
Wang Q.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-4
Ferro F.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Barty A.
Diyas Z.
1-66-36-2