Magda Linette #80 def. Taylor Townsend #110

6-4 6-2

Magda Linette defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-2 in the 2017 Indian Wells Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 10, 2017*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2017
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R128

Match Statistics

Stat	Magda Linette	Taylor Townsend
Aces	2	1
Double faults	5	4
First serve %	71	64
First serve points won %	78	57
Second serve points won %	44	45
Break points saved %	67	43
Break points converted %	57	33
Service points won %	68	53
Return points won %	47	32
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Magda Linette	Taylor Townsend
Country	POL	USA
Birth date	Feb 12, 1992	Apr 16, 1996
Age	25	20
Height	171 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	80	110
Ranking points (entering)	761	549
Elo (entering)	1,587	1,608
Current career W-L	221–234	73–87
Current career earnings	$9,028,397	$9,317,734

Pre-match H2H

Magda Linette #80 0 – 0 Taylor Townsend #110

Path

Magda Linette's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nao Hibino #81	6-1 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2017	Q2
Sofia Kenin #211	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 2017	Q1

Magda Linette's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Caroline Wozniacki #14	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 2017	R64

Taylor Townsend's path

No prior matches in this tournament.