Marta Kostyuk vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#11WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$10MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Kostyuk M.
6-3 6-2
Townsend T.
Kostyuk M.
662
Townsend T.
320

Marta Kostyuk defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Marta Kostyuk extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-08AdelaideR16hardMarta Kostyuk6-3 2-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
86
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
81
Break points won·Dominant
94
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
35
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
70
88

Kostyuk M.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw