WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Austin
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🪃 Counterpuncher
Bucsa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Mccartney Kessler and Cristina Bucsa are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 1,190 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 | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 1.01 |
| ROI % | -6.2% | +1.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.31u | +0.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Kessler
0
Bucsa
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kessler has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Bucsa's 30%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Qinwen Zheng | L 36 64 57 | L 67 26 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | L 67 06 | L 16 76 26 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 46 46 | W 63 63 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 16 76 16 | L 46 36 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 26 64 62 | W 61 46 64 |
| Elise Mertens | W 62 64 | L 26 16 |
| Ella Seidel | L 46 62 67 | L 16 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | W 64 75 | L 46 64 67 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 63 62 | L 36 46 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 63 62 | W 62 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.5% | 66.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 56% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 43.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44.2% | 44.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.1% | 34% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.7% | 58% |
| BP Converted % | 55.7% | 40.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.9% | 46.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Cristina Bucsa face off in the Round of 16 at Austin on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Mccartney Kessler is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jaqueline Cristian (May 17).
Cristina Bucsa is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Shuai Zhang (May 17).
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