Taylor Townsend vs Magda Linette — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#78WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Townsend T.3-6 7-6 6-1
Linette M.
Townsend T.
3762
Linette M.
6611
Taylor Townsend defeated Magda Linette 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #78, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Taylor Townsend had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Magda Linette in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Townsend dropped the opening set before beating Magda Linette 3–6 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Magda Linette | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
47
58
Break points saved·Dominant
81
25
Break points won·Dominant
31
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
88
Tiebreaks·Even
92
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
98
100
Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Linette M.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast