Donna Vekic vs Christina Mchale — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Vekic D.
6-4 6-1
Mchale C.
Vekic D.
662
Mchale C.
41–

Donna Vekic defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 6-1 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-25AcapulcoR16hardDonna Vekic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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

Vekic D.Mchale C.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
0
Break points saved·Dominant
86
28
Break points won·Dominant
91
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
8
Tiebreaks·Even
33
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Mchale C.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Garcia C.
Ferro F.
3-66-36-0
Zhang S.
Bouzkova M.
7-54-66-0
Samsonova L.
Blinkova A.
7-57-61
Watson H.
Peterson R.
6-44-66-3
Hsieh S.
Davis L.
6-06-4
Paolini J.
Vekic D.
7-626-2
Sasnovich A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-2
Fernandez L.
Ruse E.
6-26-0
Q1
Ferro F.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-0
Garcia C.
Parks A.
6-31-66-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-4
Bouzkova M.
Hercog P.
4-66-26-3
Samsonova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-27-5
Blinkova A.
Osorio C.
6-36-0
Peterson R.
Sharma A.
7-56-3
Watson H.
Volynets K.
5-76-26-2
Davis L.
Ahn K.
4-66-26-2
Hsieh S.
Stearns P.
7-636-4
Vekic D.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-12-1
Sasnovich A.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Petkovic A.
Navarro E.
7-636-4
Ruse E.
Martincova T.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Begu I.
6-36-3