Mccartney Kessler vs Magdalena FrechMiami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
hard
#44WTA
1725ELO
1700Hard ELO
$659kYTD
$4.8MCAREER
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
Kessler M.
2-6 6-4 6-2
Frech M.
Kessler M.
2662
Frech M.
6421

Mccartney Kessler defeated Magdalena Frech 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Frech came in ranked #44, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kessler M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Frech M.

Frech M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kessler M.

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

Kessler M.Frech M.
27
Serve
32
45
Return
47

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
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
84
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
76
Break points won·Clear edge
95
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
94
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+85 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1700
6.2Overall Elo 1808
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1725
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
6.1
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
8.3
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.0
Country comfort
3.9
Context
6.0
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
97
98

Kessler M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Frech M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw