WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🪃 Counterpuncher
Gauff
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Mccartney Kessler and Coco Gauff are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 1,256 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Avg odds | 1.61 | 1.82 |
| ROI % | +1.0% | +82.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.06u | +2.47u |
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
Gauff
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gauff has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Kessler's 50%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Lucia Bronzetti | W 63 57 64 | W 62 64 |
| Iva Jovic | L 67 67 | W 57 75 62 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 16 76 16 | W 46 62 64 |
| Linda Noskova | L 75 36 46 | L 46 61 67 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 76 61 | W 75 61 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 26 64 62 | W 63 61 |
| Elise Mertens | W 62 64 | W 26 76 63 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 63 62 | W 64 46 75 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 06 26 | L 36 76 26 |
| Olga Danilovic | L 64 46 46 | W 62 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.5% | 67.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 66.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 40.8% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44.2% | 51.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.1% | 43.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.7% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 55.7% | 46.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.9% | 53.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 86% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Coco Gauff face off in the Round of 32 at Dubai on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mccartney Kessler is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Hanyu Guo (May 25).
Coco Gauff is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Taylor Townsend (May 26).
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