Taylor Townsend vs Nikola Bartunkova — Austin Round of 16
Austin · WTA · Round of 16
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026 ·
hard
#39WTA
1788ELO
1719Hard ELO
$767kYTD
$973kCAREER
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Townsend T.6-1 6-4
Bartunkova N.
Townsend T.
662
Bartunkova N.
140
Taylor Townsend defeated Nikola Bartunkova 6-1 6-4 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #39, but Taylor Townsend had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Townsend dropped just 5 games past Nikola Bartunkova.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
47
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
76
Break points won·Dominant
31
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
75
Tiebreaks·
92
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
65
73
Townsend T.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Bartunkova N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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