Mccartney Kessler vs Coco GauffDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
Kessler M.
6-4 7-5
Gauff C.
Kessler M.
672
Gauff C.
450

Mccartney Kessler defeated Coco Gauff 6-4 7-5 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kessler M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Gauff C.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Gauff C.
27
Serve
25
45
Return
100

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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
7.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
84
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
96
Break points won·Slight edge
95
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.0Hard Elo 1785
Surface ELO
8.0+250 Hard Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1808
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 2071
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
7.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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·Dominant
97
60

Kessler M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Gauff C.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw