Taylor Townsend vs Simona Halep — US Open Round of 64
US Open · WTA · Round of 64
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2019 ·
hard
Townsend T.2-6 6-3 7-6
Halep S.
Townsend T.
2672
Halep S.
6361
Taylor Townsend defeated Simona Halep 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Taylor Townsend had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Townsend dropped the opening set before beating Simona Halep 2–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-08-14 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
47
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
68
Break points won·Dominant
31
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
79
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Townsend T.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast