Mccartney Kessler vs Ya Yi Yang — Auckland Qualifying Round 2

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Mccartney Kessler
USA
Mccartney Kessler
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
TPE
Ya Yi Yang
#532WTA
22 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kessler M.
7-5 6-4
Yang Y.
Kessler M.
762
Yang Y.
54–

Mccartney Kessler defeated Ya Yi Yang 7-5 6-4 in the Auckland qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mccartney Kessler came in ranked #57.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kessler M.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yang Y.

Yang Y.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Kessler 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

Kessler M.Yang Y.
27
Serve
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45
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kessler M.Yang Y.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kessler M.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Yang Y.
3.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 105 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
1.9
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Kessler M.Yang Y.
Freshness·
97
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Kessler M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fruhvirtova B.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Ruse E.
Niemeier J.
6-03-66-3
Kessler M.
Yang Y.
7-56-4
Sun L.
Hruncakova V.
7-617-64
Vickery S.
Lamens S.
6-06-1
Martincova T.
Monnet C.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Bektas E.
6-37-5
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Burrage J.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Hontama M.
4-67-57-64
Romero Gormaz L.
Janicijevic S.
6-26-2
Glushko L.
Barry M.
7-57-64
Hibino N.
Vickery S.
6-46-2
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Tse E.
6-17-5
Sakatsume H.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Ruse E.
Danilina A.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Bolton E.
6-36-4
Kessler M.
Ponchet J.
6-26-756-3
Yang Y.
Ivanov V.
6-36-3
Hruncakova V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Sun L.
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Bozovic A.
6-06-3
Lamens S.
Tan H.
3-66-03-0
Martincova T.
Siskova A.
6-06-0
Monnet C.
Otway J.
6-36-3
Barry M.
Shibahara E.
7-616-4
Glushko L.
Chirico L.
7-636-3
Hibino N.
Tse E.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Pigossi L.
6-26-3
Stefanini L.
Kaji H.
6-16-3
Bektas E.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-36-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Konjuh A.
6-47-5
Burrage J.
Bolkvadze M.
2-67-646-3
Hontama M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Brancaccio N.
2-66-26-3
Romero Gormaz L.
Ivanov V.
6-737-636-4
Janicijevic S.
Zavatska K.
4-66-16-2