Destanee Aiava vs Taylah Preston — Melbourne 1 Qualifying Round 2

Melbourne 1 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
AUS
Destanee Aiava
#668WTA
1492ELO
1475Hard ELO
26 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
AUS
Taylah Preston
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Aiava D.
6-4 6-4
Preston T.
Aiava D.
662
Preston T.
44–

Destanee Aiava defeated Taylah Preston 6-4 6-4 in the Melbourne 1 qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylah Preston came in ranked #117.

Key context

  • Match story: Destanee Aiava edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Aiava D.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Preston T.

Preston T.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Aiava 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

Statistics

This season
Aiava D.Preston T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Aiava D.Preston T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
38
Break points saved·Dominant
81
54
Break points won·Dominant
25
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
37
28
Tiebreaks·
61
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Aiava D.Preston T.
Freshness·
—
100

Preston T.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Hruncakova V.
Govortsova O.
6-1
Bondar A.
Hontama M.
7-646-4
Zheng Q.
Pera B.
6-31-67-5
Hibino N.
Kovinic D.
W/O
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Aiava D.
Preston T.
6-46-4
Q1
Govortsova O.
Liang E.
6-47-64
Hruncakova V.
Frech M.
7-676-3
Bondar A.
Kung L.
6-36-2
Hontama M.
Tomova V.
7-57-5
Pera B.
Sramkova R.
6-06-2
Zheng Q.
Niemeier J.
6-46-0
Kovinic D.
Osborne A.
6-26-1
Hibino N.
Kawa K.
6-36-0
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Yastremska D.
6-26-2
Birrell K.
Trevisan M.
6-34-66-3
Aiava D.
Wang Q.
7-696-4
Preston T.
Errani S.
7-52-66-3