Belinda Bencic vs Karolina MuchovaMadrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
#14WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 28 April 2022
clay
#6WTA
2066ELO
1893Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Bencic B.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Muchova K.
Bencic B.
6472
Muchova K.
3651

Belinda Bencic defeated Karolina Muchova 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #6, defending last year's quarter-final, but Belinda Bencic had arrived on a 8-match winning run. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-20TokyoQFhardBelinda Bencic3-6 7-5 7-5
2025-07-27MontrealR32hardKarolina Muchova6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
2023-02-20DubaiR16hardKarolina Muchova6-1 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR16hardBelinda Bencic7-5 2-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

Muchova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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 clay

Bencic B.Muchova K.
38
Serve
21
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
95
Break points saved·Even
95
98
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 24 days (−0.3)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 38 days (−1.0)
Form & Matchup
3.9Clay Elo 1849
Surface ELO
6.1+44 Clay Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 2066
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.5
Surface form
6.5
10.08-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
85
56

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Muchova K.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 80 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw