Jennifer Brady vs Karolina Muchova — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
USA22
Jennifer Brady
#631WTA
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Karolina Muchova
CZE25
Karolina Muchova
#9WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Brady J.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Muchova K.
Brady J.
6362
Muchova K.
4641

Jennifer Brady defeated Karolina Muchova 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Jennifer Brady claimed a first win over Karolina Muchova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jennifer Brady closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29PragueR16clayKarolina Muchova6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
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Serve vs return

This season
Brady J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

Muchova K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Brady J.

Even serve battle

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

Brady J.Muchova K.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
44

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

Statistics

This season
Brady J.Muchova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Brady J.Muchova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Clear edge
73
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Brady J.Muchova K.
Freshness·
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51

Muchova K.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 113 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[3]
Brady J.[22]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Brady J.[22]
Muchova K.[25]
6-43-66-4
Osaka N.[3]
Williams S.[10]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[25]
Barty A.[1]
1-66-36-2
Brady J.[22]
Pegula J.
4-66-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Williams S.[10]
Halep S.[2]
6-36-3
R16
Halep S.[2]
Swiatek I.[15]
3-66-16-4
Brady J.[22]
Vekic D.[28]
6-17-5
Barty A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-46-2
Osaka N.[3]
Muguruza G.[14]
4-66-47-5
Williams S.[10]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-42-66-4
Muchova K.[25]
Mertens E.[18]
7-657-5
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-43-66-3
R32
Williams S.[10]
Potapova A.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.[15]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Kudermetova V.[32]
6-16-3
Vekic D.[28]
Kanepi K.
5-77-626-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Li A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Barty A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[29]
6-26-4
Muchova K.[25]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-57-5
Brady J.[22]
Juvan K.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Errani S.
6-42-67-5
Vondrousova M.[19]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Osaka N.[3]
Jabeur O.[27]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Putintseva Y.[26]
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[18]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Andreescu B.[8]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-41-66-1
Jabeur O.[27]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Saville D.
6-17-67
Alexandrova E.[29]
Krejcikova B.
6-37-64
Kontaveit A.[21]
Watson H.
6-756-46-2
Rogers S.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[11]
Kuznetsova S.
7-52-66-4
Mertens E.[18]
Zhu L.
7-686-1
Pliskova K.[6]
Collins D.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.[4]
6-36-2
Vekic D.[28]
Podoroska N.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Sherif M.
3-67-626-3
Pegula J.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-56-1
Putintseva Y.[26]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Gauff C.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Williams V.
6-16-0
Vondrousova M.[19]
Marino R.
6-17-5
Diyas Z.
Pera B.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kasatkina D.
7-656-3
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-27-66
Williams S.[10]
Stojanovic N.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.[15]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Rybakina E.[17]
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Gracheva V.
5-76-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-47-5
Muchova K.[25]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Brady J.[22]
Brengle M.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Potapova A.
Babos T.
6-26-4
R128
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Bencic B.[11]
Davis L.
6-34-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Konta J.[13]
4-62-0
Errani S.
Wang Q.[30]
2-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[27]
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Hibi M.
7-626-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-3
Williams S.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[14]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.
Savinykh V.
6-24-67-67
Cirstea S.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cocciaretto E.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-32-66-2
Brady J.[22]
Bolsova A.
6-16-3
Stojanovic N.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Barty A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-06-0
Saville D.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.[29]
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Jones F.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[18]
Fernandez L.
6-16-3
Muchova K.[25]
Ostapenko J.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Podoroska N.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[4]
Inglis M.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
Vekic D.[28]
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Sherif M.
Paquet C.
7-57-5
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Sharma A.
2-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sakkari M.[20]
6-20-66-3
Putintseva Y.[26]
Stephens S.
4-66-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Burel C.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Bouzkova M.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.[8]
Buzarnescu M.
6-24-66-3
Hsieh S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Peterson R.
2-67-57-5
Marino R.
Birrell K.
6-07-69
Kvitova P.[9]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Zidansek T.
6-27-5
Pera B.
Kerber A.[23]
6-06-4
Li A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-26-0
Osaka N.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-4
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-16-4
Potapova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[24]
6-26-1
Rybakina E.[17]
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-65
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-67
Tomljanovic A.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Badosa P.
6-747-647-5
Halep S.[2]
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Ferro F.
Siniakova K.
6-756-26-4
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Babos T.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-4
Danilovic O.
Martic P.[16]
7-53-66-4