Varvara Lepchenko vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#184WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Lepchenko V.
6-2 6-4
Townsend T.
Lepchenko V.
662
Townsend T.
240

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Taylor Townsend 6-2 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #94.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
47
Break points saved·Dominant
17
81
Break points won·Dominant
56
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
13
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
98
79

Lepchenko V.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Townsend T.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw