Sonay Kartal vs Madison KeysIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Kartal S.
2-6 6-2 6-3
Keys M.
Kartal S.
2662
Keys M.
6231

Sonay Kartal defeated Madison Keys 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Sonay Kartal claimed a first win over Madison Keys in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassMadison Keys6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kartal S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kartal S.

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

Kartal S.Keys M.
59
Serve
36
37
Return
29

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
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
51%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 44 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1833
Surface ELO
5.9+87 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1874
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1987
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
6.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Country comfort
7.8
Context
6.0
Defending pts
8.5

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·
73

Keys M.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw