Varvara Lepchenko vs Caty McnallyAuckland Qualifying Final

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020
hard
#57WTA
1817ELO
1731Hard ELO
$711kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLWW
Lepchenko V.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Mcnally C.
Lepchenko V.
5662
Mcnally C.
7441

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Caty Mcnally 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Auckland qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Caty Mcnally came in ranked #57.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Mcnally C.

Mcnally C.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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

Lepchenko V.Mcnally C.
Serve
25
Return
45

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%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
73
Break points won·Dominant
65
99
Deciding sets·Even
72
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
44
97

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d) · Mcnally C.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast