Leylah Fernandez vs Taylor TownsendWashington Quarter-final

Washington · WTA · Quarter-final
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Fernandez L.
6-4 7-6
Townsend T.
Fernandez L.
6772
Townsend T.
4640

Leylah Fernandez defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 7-6 in the Washington quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Fernandez L.Townsend T.
60
Serve
70
27
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
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
72
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Dominant
95
55
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3Hard Elo 1785
Surface ELO
4.7+12 Hard Elo edge
5.6Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1826
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
4.6
Country comfort
6.8
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
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·Even
98
96

Fernandez L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 0 km/hHumidity 65%