Magda Linette vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Linette M.
6-4 6-2
Townsend T.
Linette M.
662
Townsend T.
420

Magda Linette defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR128hardTaylor Townsend3-6 7-6 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
47
Break points saved·Dominant
25
81
Break points won·Dominant
70
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
35
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
96
75

Linette M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw