Francesca Jones vs Cristina Bucsa — Madrid Qualifying Round 2

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Francesca Jones
GBR
Francesca Jones
#106WTA
1619ELO
1621Clay ELO
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
clay
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1563Clay ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jones F.
7-6 3-6 6-1
Bucsa C.
Jones F.
77362
Bucsa C.
63611

Francesca Jones defeated Cristina Bucsa 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Madrid qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #35.

Key context

  • Match story: Francesca Jones came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones F.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Jones F.

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

Statistics

This season
Jones F.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jones F.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
60
Break points saved·Even
80
79
Break points won·Even
96
93
Deciding sets·Even
70
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
27

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jones F.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Bucsa C.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+58 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Clay Elo 1563
3.9Overall Elo 1619
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1722
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
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
Jones F.Bucsa C.
Freshness·
80
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Jones F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Carle M.
Pera B.
7-646-2
Sonmez Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Joint M.
Teichmann J.
7-626-1
Blinkova A.
Quevedo K.
6-47-67
Sasnovich A.
Grant T.
6-17-5
Fett J.
Ruzic A.
6-23-66-4
Masarova R.
Bejlek S.
6-25-76-2
Starodubtseva Y.
Jacquemot E.
7-652-67-5
Parry D.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Kostovic T.
Stefanini L.
6-26-2
Udvardy P.
Niemeier J.
6-26-3
Jones F.
Bucsa C.
7-633-66-1
Q1
Cocciaretto E.
Hon P.
6-26-1
Blinkova A.
Torner Sensano N.
6-36-3
Quevedo K.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Roura Llaverias R.
6-26-4
Carle M.
Snigur D.
5-77-676-4
Sonmez Z.
Romero Gormaz L.
7-686-3
Lepchenko V.
Dart H.
6-46-736-3
Joint M.
Errani S.
6-42-66-2
Teichmann J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Grant T.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Bjorklund M.
6-36-1
Fett J.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Ruzic A.
Geerlings A.
6-46-2
Masarova R.
Rus A.
6-17-5
Bejlek S.
Bondar A.
7-56-3
Jacquemot E.
Todoni A.
3-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Paquet C.
2-66-36-0
Parry D.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-27-5
Kostovic T.
Ruse E.
6-42-67-63
Stefanini L.
Andreeva E.
7-56-4
Udvardy P.
Gadecki O.
6-727-56-1
Niemeier J.
Zakharova A.
6-37-5
Bucsa C.
Chwalinska M.
7-56-0
Jones F.
Siegemund L.
6-46-3