Anastasija Sevastova vs Christina Mchale — Adelaide Round of 16

Adelaide · WTA · Round of 16
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#286WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Sevastova A.
6-4 6-1
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.
662
Mchale C.
410

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 6-1 in the Adelaide round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Anastasija Sevastova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Anastasija Sevastova claimed a first win over Christina Mchale in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardChristina Mchale4-6 6-3 6-3
2017-06-12NottinghamR32grassChristina Mchale6-0 5-7 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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

Statistics

This season
Sevastova A.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
0
Break points saved·Dominant
73
28
Break points won·Clear edge
89
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[5]
Bencic B.[2]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[5]
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[2]
Gauff C.
7-626-746-2
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[5]
Collins D.
6-23-0
Gauff C.
Rogers S.
2-66-46-4
Bencic B.[2]
Hunter S.
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Sevastova A.
6-46-787-5
R16
Collins D.
Barty A.[1]
6-36-4
Swiatek I.[5]
Inglis M.
6-16-3
Gauff C.
Martic P.[6]
5-76-36-4
Rogers S.
Konta J.[3]
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Teichmann J.
Wang Q.[8]
3-66-36-3
Hunter S.
Putintseva Y.[7]
6-45-76-1
Bencic B.[2]
Doi M.
6-16-3
R32
Wang Q.[8]
Gadecki O.
6-46-3
Martic P.[6]
Samsonova L.
4-66-07-5
Gauff C.
Paolini J.
6-46-746-2
Inglis M.
Stosur S.
5-77-56-4
Swiatek I.[5]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Sevastova A.
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-65
Rogers S.
Kudermetova V.
6-37-64
Putintseva Y.[7]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Doi M.
Blinkova A.
7-653-66-2
Collins D.
Zheng S.
7-656-1