WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Muchova
💥 Big Hitter
Kessler
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,139 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Karolina Muchova plays Mccartney Kessler.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Muchova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.61 | 1.61 |
| ROI % | +60.5% | +1.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.21u | +0.06u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Muchova
0
Kessler
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Muchova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Kessler's 40%).
| Opponent | Muchova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Jaqueline Cristian | W 62 63 | L 16 16 |
| Elise Mertens | W 16 63 60 | W 62 64 |
| Katie Boulter | W 63 75 | W 63 36 64 |
| Magda Linette | W 61 61 | W 75 75 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | W 64 75 | L 36 36 |
| Madison Keys | L 64 36 57 | L 46 36 |
| Maya Joint | W 63 75 | W 46 64 63 |
| Linda Noskova | W 67 64 62 | L 75 36 46 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | W 64 63 | L 67 26 |
| Marta Kostyuk | W 26 62 64 | L 75 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Muchova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.7% | 64.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.6% | 62.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.5% | 44.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59.1% | 44.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.3% | 34.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.8% | 54.7% |
| BP Converted % | 52% | 55.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 75% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Karolina Muchova and Mccartney Kessler face off in the Round of 16 at Dubai on Hard.
Karolina Muchova leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Karolina Muchova is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Anastasia Zakharova (May 25).
Mccartney Kessler is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Hanyu Guo (May 25).
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