Paula Badosa vs Leylah FernandezAuckland Qualifying Round 1

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#115WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020
hard
#25WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Badosa P.
7-5 7-6
Fernandez L.
Badosa P.
7772
Fernandez L.
563

Paula Badosa defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-5 7-6 in the Auckland qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #25. Paula Badosa extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-12DohaR32hardLeylah Fernandez0-6 6-2 6-3
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayPaula Badosa7-5 7-6(6)
2022-03-07Indian WellsR16hardPaula Badosa6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Badosa P.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Fernandez L.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

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

Badosa P.Fernandez L.
21
Serve
60
19
Return
27

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
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
87
Break points saved·Even
95
95
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
68
100

Badosa P.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast