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Anastasia Tikhonova vs Ella Mcdonald — W50 Austin Semi-final

W50 AustinSemi-finalHardFri 23 Oct · 11:00Final2h 10m
Anastasia TikhonovaWTA #261 · RUS
Ella McdonaldWTA #353 · GBR
SetsGames1
262
2
636

Ella McDonald defeated Anastasia Tikhonova in the semifinals of the W50 Austin tournament, prevailing 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. McDonald hit one ace and two double faults, while Tikhonova had four aces and seven double faults. McDonald converted 40 percent of her break points and won four service breaks to Tikhonova's one.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Ella Mcdonald closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

McDonald E. came through in three sets, with four breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveMcDonald E. 4 · Tikhonova A. 1
  • 1st-serve points wonMcDonald E. 75% · Tikhonova A. 69%
  • AcesMcDonald E. 1 · Tikhonova A. 4

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 10–1BreakMcDonald E. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 25–3BreakTikhonova A. · Broke, never broken back
  3. Set 30–2BreakMcDonald E. · Broke, never broken back
  4. Set 32–6SetMcDonald E. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowTikhonova A. broken 4 times · McDonald E. broken once.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Tikhonova A.
9/13McDonald E.
11/12
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchTikhonova A.McDonald E.
EvenTikhonova…McDonald E.
Late momentumMcDonald E.77
4Last 12 points8
8Last 3 games13
1/3Break points3/9

Break of serve

Match statistics

Tikhonova A.McDonald E.
Serve
  • 4Aces1
  • 7Double faults2
  • 45% · 44/981st serve %72% · 50/69
  • 69%1st serve points won75%
  • 44% · 24/542nd serve points won68% · 13/19
  • 56% · 55/98Service points won72% · 50/69
  • 69% · 9/13Service games held92% · 11/12
Return
  • 28% · 19/69Return points won44% · 43/98
  • 26% · 13/501st return points won30% · 13/44
  • 32% · 6/192nd return points won56% · 30/54
  • 33%Break points won40%
  • 1Breaks of serve4
Points
  • 74Total points won93
  • 7Most points in a row8
  • 3Most games in a row3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsMcDonald E. served 2 double faults, Tikhonova A. 7. Largest performance gap of the match.+5Tikhonova A.7McDonald E.2

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · McDonald E. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Brengle M.View match

Player context

Before the match
Tikhonova A.McDonald E.1 622ELO1 6431 593Hard ELO1 6255–5Last 109–125Age21Career $567K2026 $91KEarningsCareer $163K2026 $41K

Match info

  • Started11:00 local
  • Duration2h 10m

Cite this

Ella Mcdonald beat Anastasia Tikhonova 2-6 6-3 2-6. Umpiry, "Anastasia Tikhonova vs Ella Mcdonald — W50 Austin Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-23/mcdonald-vs-tikhonova-w50-austin-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 23 October 2026).