Leylah Fernandez vs Julia GrabherMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1805ELO
1702Clay ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
#116WTA
1613ELO
1593Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Fernandez L.
6-2 6-3
Grabher J.
Fernandez L.
662
Grabher J.
230

Leylah Fernandez defeated Julia Grabher 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Leylah Fernandez extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-20DubaiR64hardLeylah Fernandez6-4 6-2
2023-01-02AucklandR16hardLeylah Fernandez6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Grabher J.

Grabher J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 clay

Fernandez L.Grabher J.
47
Serve
20
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
40%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
66%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.6
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
55
Break points saved·Dominant
95
39
Break points won·Even
95
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
62

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+109 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1593
8.2Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1613
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
5.5
Fatigue & Travel
5.4
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
9.0
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·Clear edge
98
83

Fernandez L.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Grabher J.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw