Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Leylah FernandezMiami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2021
hard
#25WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Buzarnescu M.
6-4 6-2
Fernandez L.
Buzarnescu M.
662
Fernandez L.
42

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-2 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #25.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Fernandez L.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

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

Buzarnescu M.Fernandez L.
Serve
60
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
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (54 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
87
Break points saved·Dominant
31
95
Break points won·Dominant
50
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Fernandez L.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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