Taylor Townsend vs Marie BouzkovaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#23WTA
1871ELO
1798Hard ELO
$844kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Townsend T.
6-2 6-1
Bouzkova M.
Townsend T.
662
Bouzkova M.
210

Taylor Townsend defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marie Bouzkova came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Taylor Townsend had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Marie Bouzkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29WashingtonR16hardMarie Bouzkova7-5 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bouzkova M.

Bouzkova M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Even serve battle

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.Bouzkova M.
70
Serve
10
54
Return
81

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
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
68%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
79
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Dominant
55
98
Deciding sets·Even
79
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
71

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.2Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
4.8+2 Hard Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1871
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.5
Surface form
3.8
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.4
Minutes 14d
7.3
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.9
Country comfort
4.8
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·Clear edge
97
81

Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bouzkova M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%

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