Kayla Cross vs Cadence BraceMidland 125 Round of 32

Midland 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#163WTA
1432ELO
1433Hard ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026 ·
hard
#253WTA
1506ELO
1493Hard ELO
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Cross K.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Brace C.
Cross K.
6562
Brace C.
4741

Kayla Cross defeated Cadence Brace 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Midland 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cadence Brace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kayla Cross had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Kayla Cross claimed a first win over Cadence Brace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kayla Cross edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-18W75+H Calgary 1QFhardCadence Brace6-2 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
98
100

Cross K.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Brace C.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw