Taylor Townsend vs Nikola BartunkovaAustin Round of 16

Austin · WTA · Round of 16
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
#48WTA
1788ELO
1719Hard ELO
$507kYTD
$713kCAREER
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWW
Townsend T.
6-1 6-4
Bartunkova N.
Townsend T.
662
Bartunkova N.
140

Taylor Townsend defeated Nikola Bartunkova 6-1 6-4 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #48.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bartunkova N.

Bartunkova N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Bartunkova N.
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·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.1
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
72
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
76
Break points won·Dominant
55
90
Deciding sets·Even
79
75
Tiebreaks·
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
6.6+77 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1719
6.8Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1788
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
7.1
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
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
96
90

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bartunkova N.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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