Mccartney Kessler vs Hailey BaptistePuerto Vallarta 125 Semi-final

Puerto Vallarta 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#46WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
#33WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Kessler M.
6-4 6-4
Baptiste H.
Kessler M.
662
Baptiste H.
44

Mccartney Kessler defeated Hailey Baptiste 6-4 6-4 in the Puerto Vallarta 125 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hailey Baptiste came in ranked #33, but Mccartney Kessler had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

  • Match story: Mccartney Kessler 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
Kessler M.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Baptiste H.

Baptiste H.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Baptiste H.
28
Serve
40
45
Return
18

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
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
84
83
Break points saved·Even
91
93
Break points won·Clear edge
95
79
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+4 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1781
4.9Overall Elo 1808
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1844
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
8.5
Surface form
7.4
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
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
Freshness·
98

Kessler M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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