WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Abu Dhabi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🏹 Frontrunner
Fernandez
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,425 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Mccartney Kessler plays Leylah Fernandez.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–7 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 2.10 |
| ROI % | -6.4% | -8.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.90u | -1.12u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kessler
0
Fernandez
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Fernandez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Kessler's 40%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Shnaider | L | L 36 06 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W | W 76 36 61 |
| Jaqueline Cristian | L 16 16 | W 63 75 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 26 64 62 | W 64 36 64 |
| Iva Jovic | L 67 67 | W 36 63 62 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 16 76 16 | L 67 36 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | L 67 06 | W 67 61 76 |
| Janice Tjen | W 62 61 | L 67 46 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 06 26 | L 26 26 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 76 61 | W 57 75 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 63.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62% | 65.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.5% | 48.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.4 | 5.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50.2% | 67.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.1% | 35.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.4% | 55.7% |
| BP Converted % | 60.3% | 49.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50% | 51.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Leylah Fernandez face off in the Round of 16 at Abu Dhabi on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mccartney Kessler is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Katie Volynets (Jun 16).
Leylah Fernandez is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alycia Parks (May 25).
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