Woah, what a headache this match-up is!

McNally is coming off a masterclass match against Mboko: 80% first serves in, 100% of service games held, a devastating return winning 60% of points on second serves. But Mboko was cold, without clay rhythm, coming straight from the dentist. Siniaková is a completely different profile. The Czech dismantled Blinkova 6-2 6-2 in 68 minutes, winning 88% of points on her opponent’s second serve, converting 6 breaks out of 11. She mixes it up, she slices, she comes to the net, she uses her doubles instincts to create angles that pure baseliners don’t see coming.

Two doubles champions facing off, two players who change the pace, two serves that can be attacked both ways on clay. McNally saves only 47.5% of her break points on this surface over the last 52 weeks. Siniaková lands 58.2% of first serves. All the conditions are there for breaks to come in bunches on both sides.