Paula Badosa vs Leylah FernandezIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#141WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Badosa P.
6-4 6-4
Fernandez L.
Badosa P.
662
Fernandez L.
440

Paula Badosa defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24, defending last year's round of 16. Paula Badosa extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-12DohaR32hardLeylah Fernandez0-6 6-2 6-3
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayPaula Badosa7-5 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Badosa P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Fernandez L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

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

Badosa P.Fernandez L.
21
Serve
60
19
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
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (183 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
87
Break points saved·Even
95
95
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1748
Surface ELO
5.9+37 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1780
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1805
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
7.8
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
4.2
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
58
98

Badosa P.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 98 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw