Lulu Sun vs Mccartney KesslerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇳🇿Lulu Sun
#128 · 25 yrs · Left-Handed
11w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#65 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
Lulu Sun and Mccartney Kessler have met 1 time since 2024; Lulu Sun leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sun has taken 2 sets to Kessler's 0. Their most recent meeting: Lulu Sun won at ASB Classic - Auckland (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sun | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lulu Sun | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 11/15 | 67% | 14/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 5/13 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 9/28 | 34% | 15/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 6/16 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 5/11 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 69% | 11/16 | 73% | 16/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 11/16 | 64% | 14/22 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sun 1, Kessler 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🤖 Servebot
Kessler
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jan 2, 2024
ASB Classic - Auckland
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 2.40 |
| ROI % | -52.7% | -45.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.58u | -4.98u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | — | CAN → POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sun has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Kessler's 40%).
| Opponent | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Caty Mcnally | W 36 63 64 | L 36 46 |
| Yulia Putintseva | L 67 26 | L 16 16 |
| Iva Jovic | W 64 76 | L 67 67 |
| Janice Tjen | L 64 67 46 | W 62 61 |
| Han Shi | W 36 60 60 | W 62 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Ella Mcdonald
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round
Jun 9
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Birmingham Open - Birmingham · 1st Round
Jun 2
Yue Yuan
Open 35 de Saint-Malo - Saint-Malo · 1st Round
Apr 27
Yulia Putintseva
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston · 1st Round
Mar 30
Taylor Townsend
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Paula Badosa
Austin 125 - Austin · 2nd Round
Mar 11
Emma Navarro
Austin 125 - Austin · 1st Round
Mar 10
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Anhelina Kalinina
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–44 matches
| Metric | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 48% |
| Sets won | 54% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sun | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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