Taylor Townsend vs Clervie NgounoueIndian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#380WTA
1510ELO
1484Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Townsend T.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Ngounoue C.
Townsend T.
3662
Ngounoue C.
6121

Taylor Townsend defeated Clervie Ngounoue 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ngounoue C.

Ngounoue C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Ngounoue C.
70
Serve
54
Return

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
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+313 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1484
8.3Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1510
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
5.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
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

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
97
91

Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Ngounoue C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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