Linda Noskova vs Alexandra EalaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#12WTA
1976ELO
1913Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$5.9MCAREER
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#32WTA
1895ELO
1833Hard ELO
$871kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
Noskova L.
6-2 6-0
Eala A.
Noskova L.
662
Eala A.
200

Linda Noskova defeated Alexandra Eala 6-2 6-0 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Linda Noskova came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Linda Noskova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-20BerlinSFgrassLinda Noskova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Noskova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Eala A.

Eala A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Noskova L.

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

Noskova L.Eala A.
66
Serve
20
0
Return
63

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
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
75
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+80 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1833
6.6Overall Elo 1976
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1895
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
6.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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·Dominant
52
81

Noskova L.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 93 games (7d) · Eala A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw