No. 118-ranked Eva Lys will meet No. 76 McCartney Kessler in the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 Round of 16 on Tuesday, October 15. Lys is the favorite against Kessler, with -120 odds compared to the underdog’s -110.

Lys retired and was unable to complete her last match, falling 1-5 to Sonay Kartal on September 14, 2024 in the semifinals at the WTA Monastir, Tunisia Women Singles 2024.

Kessler was defeated in two sets the last time she played, falling 6-7, 6-7 to Shuai Zhang at the Round of 128 of the China Open on September 25, 2024.

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Lys vs. Kessler match information

• Tournament: The WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Tuesday, October 15
• Venue: Ariake Colosseum
• Location: Ariake, Japan
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Lys stats

• Through 36 matches over the past year (across all court types), Lys has played 20.1 games per match and won 55.5% of them.
• Lys has played 20 matches on hard courts over the past year, and 20.2 games per match.
• Over the past year, Lys has won 47% of her return games and 63.7% of her service games.
• Lys has won 59.7% of her service games on hard courts and 50.8% of her return games over the past year.
• Lys has won 65.1% of her service games over her last 10 tournaments, and 46.7% of her return games.
• Including all surfaces over the past 12 months, Lys has converted 161 of 313 break points (51.4%).
• Lys has converted 52.3% of her break-point opportunities (148 of 283) over her last 10 tournaments.

Kessler stats

• Kessler is averaging 23.8 games per match through her 28 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, winning 50.2% of those games.
• Kessler has played 17 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, and has averaged 24.9 games per match and 9.4 games per set while winning 51.8% of games.
• Kessler has a 66% service game winning percentage and a 34.2% return game winning percentage on all surfaces in the past 12 months.
• Kessler has a 70.3% winning percentage in service games when playing on hard courts, and a 33.2% winning percentage in return games.
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Kessler has won 35.5% of her return games and 64% of her service games.
• Kessler’s 45.3% break point winning percentage (112-for-247) is 133rd in the past year.
• Kessler has converted 91 of 203 break points (44.8%) over her last 10 tournaments.

Eva Lys vs. McCartney Kessler head-to-head

• Lys and Kessler have met once in the last two years, in the US Open qualifying round, and Lys won 6-2, 6-1.
• Lys and Kessler have played two sets against one another, with Lys winning two of them.
• Lys has beaten Kessler in 12 of 15 total games between them (80.0%).
• Kessler and Lys have met one time, averaging 15.0 games and 2.0 sets per match.