Bella Payne vs Lily Taylor | W35 Norman Round of 16

UMPIRY

W35 NormanR16HardThu 29 Oct · 10:00

Bella Payne(7)WTA #560 · USA64%

VSSlight edge · Payne B.

Lily TaylorAUS36%

Win probabilityWho is more likely to winSlight edge · Payne B.

64%36%

Payne B. favoured, but within the range where form on the day decides.

Umpiry ScoreMatchup strength, 0–10 · not a probability

Payne B.4.6/10

Heavy underdogBased on 5/6 signal groups5/6

Taylor L.4.3/10

Heavy underdogBased on 5/6 signal groups5/6

Why

CountryWon 60% in USA (55)Informative

Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players

This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players

ELO1 556

Hard ELO1 502

Last 106–4

Age19

EarningsCareer $20K2026 $12K

ELO1 519

Hard ELO1 514

Last 105–5

Age20

EarningsCareer $13K2026 $2K

Bella Payne faces Lily Taylor in the W35 Norman round of 16 on hard. Lily Taylor brings the better recent hard form (3 of 4).

Key context

Last match: Lily Taylor recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Kennedy Drenser Hagmann.
Last match: Bella Payne dropped just 6 games past Kristina Paskauskas.
Surface form: Bella Payne 2 of 4, Lily Taylor 3 of 4 on hard recently — Lily Taylor the sharper of late.

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

They have not met before.

Evidence

Payne B.Taylor L.

FormLast 10 matches each · 2026

Win–loss6–45–5

Season win rate68% (15–7)67% (4–2)

RatingUmpiry ELO

Overall ELO15561519

Hard-court ELO15021514

Serve vs returnLast 21 vs 4 matches

1st-serve points won59%53%

Return points won48%49%

Aces / match1.00.3

ClutchLast 21 vs 4 matches

Break points saved63%49%

Draw

Odds

Conditions

10:00 local

SurfaceHard

Forecast21°C · Clear

Wind16 km/h

Humidity76%

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