WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Abu Dhabi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🪃 Counterpuncher
Pavlyuchenkova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,074 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Mccartney Kessler plays Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Pavlyuchenkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | -6.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.31u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kessler
0
Pavlyuchenkova
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kessler has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Pavlyuchenkova's 20%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Pavlyuchenkova |
|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | W 62 64 | L 26 16 |
| Eva Lys | L 64 16 26 | L 36 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | W 64 75 | W 67 76 64 |
| Maya Joint | W 46 64 63 | L 57 36 |
| Qinwen Zheng | L 36 64 57 | L 46 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Pavlyuchenkova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.5% | 57.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 50% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 50% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44.2% | 50% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.1% | 24.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.7% | 61.9% |
| BP Converted % | 55.7% | 16.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.9% | 42.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova face off in the Round of 32 at Abu Dhabi on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mccartney Kessler is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jaqueline Cristian (May 17).
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alexandra Eala (Apr 21).
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