Marta Kostyuk vs Taylor TownsendAdelaide Round of 16

Adelaide · WTA · Round of 16
#13WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Kostyuk M.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Townsend T.
Kostyuk M.
6262
Townsend T.
3641

Marta Kostyuk defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Adelaide round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marta Kostyuk extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Marta Kostyuk closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR64hardMarta Kostyuk6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kostyuk M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

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

Kostyuk M.Townsend T.
53
Serve
70
57
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
72
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Dominant
98
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 112 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
7.0+171 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1796
7.6Overall Elo 2057
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1826
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
5.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
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

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Freshness·Dominant
69
97

Kostyuk M.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%