Madison Keys vs Simona HalepCincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Keys M.
6-1 3-6 7-5
Halep S.
Keys M.
6372
Halep S.
1651

Madison Keys defeated Simona Halep 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's final, but Madison Keys had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Madison Keys narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Madison Keys came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardSimona Halep6-2 6-4
2016-09-26WuhanQFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2016-07-25MontrealFhardSimona Halep7-6 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR16grassSimona Halep6-7 6-4 6-3
2014-05-12RomeR32claySimona Halep5-7 6-0 6-1
2014-01-06SydneyR32hardMadison Keys6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Slight edge
92
100
Deciding sets·Even
94
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
66

Keys M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw