Yue Yuan vs Taylor TownsendAustin Round of 16

Austin · WTA · Round of 16
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Yuan Y.
6-3 7-6
Townsend T.
Yuan Y.
6772
Townsend T.
3650

Yue Yuan defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-6 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Yue Yuan closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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

Yuan Y.Townsend T.
30
Serve
70
35
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·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
94
Break points won·Clear edge
77
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
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
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1610
Surface ELO
7.1+186 Hard Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1826
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
4.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Context
5.0
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·
96

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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