Mccartney Kessler vs Leylah Fernandez — Abu Dhabi Round of 16
Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#58WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$742kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026 ·
hard
CAN6#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Kessler M.6-3 6-2
Fernandez L.
Kessler M.
662
Fernandez L.
320
Mccartney Kessler defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #31, defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Mccartney Kessler dropped just 5 games past Leylah Fernandez.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
51
80
Break points saved·Dominant
30
77
Break points won·Even
89
90
Deciding sets·Even
85
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
94
81
Kessler M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast