Jaqueline Cristian shocks Leylah Annie Fernandez 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday. Cristian will face off with Jasmine Paolini in the 3rd round. The epic lasted 3 hours and 16 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2024. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Indian Wells
Cristian's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cristian
Fernandez
5-7 7-65 6-3
3h:16
117
117
Total points
119
119
44
44
Winners
55
55
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
3
3
6
6
Double Faults
2
2
52%
52%
1st in
68%
68%
75%
75%
1st won
66%
66%
44/59
44/59
1st won
55/83
55/83
44%
44%
2nd won
46%
46%
24/55
24/55
2nd won
18/39
18/39
-- Break Points --
5/14
5/14
Total
4/11
4/11
36%
36%
Won
36%
36%
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Cristian won this match even if she won less points than Fernandez (117 vs. 119).

Cristian

Cristian served very well to win 75% of the points (44/59) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 44% points (24/55) on her second serve. The Romanian won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.

Fernandez

On the other side, Leylah was battling in converting her break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Cristian and Fernandez is 1-0 for Jaqueline.

Draw and next match H2H: Jaqueline Cristian vs. Jasmine Paolini – stats

Cristian will come up against Paolini in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Jaqueline Cristian and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Paolini won 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in W25 Sao Paulo back in 2019.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fernandez 7-5
FernandezCristian
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezCristian
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezCristian
6
5
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15
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15
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5
5
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15
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15
FernandezCristian
4
5
15
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30
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30
15
40
15
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40
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FernandezCristian
4
4
15
0
15
15
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15
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15
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30
FernandezCristian
3
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
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40
40
A
FernandezCristian
3
3
0
15
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30
15
30
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30
FernandezCristian
2
3
0
15
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30
0
40
15
40
FernandezCristian
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
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40
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40
40
A
40
FernandezCristian
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
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30
FernandezCristian
0
2
15
0
15
15
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15
40
30
40
FernandezCristian
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

Cristian had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, Fernandez refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Cristian in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

The Romanian couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.

Fernandez was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 6th (3-3 30-40), the 9th (4-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 11th (5-5 15-40) and the 13th game (7-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Cristian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 76 points. Fernandez was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Jaqueline (43-33). Leylah conceded 12 points on serve (23-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Cristian conceded 20 points on serve (21-20).

2nd Set -
Cristian 7-6
CristianFernandez
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
CristianFernandez
7
6
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
3
4
4
5
4
6
4
6
5
CristianFernandez
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
CristianFernandez
6
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
CristianFernandez
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
CristianFernandez
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
CristianFernandez
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
2
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
CristianFernandez
1
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
CristianFernandez
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40

Cristian started the set in the best possible way after breaking Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd game (2-0). That break was the key and it was sufficient for the Romanian to win the set (7-6) since there were no other breaks anymore.

The Romanian converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (5-4 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Fernandez wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 40-A).

They played 95 points. It’s worth to point out that, Jaqueline won this set even if she scored less points 1 than Leylah (47-48). The Romanian lost 17 points on serve (31-17). on the other side of the court, Leylah conceded 16 points on serve (31-16).

3rd Set -
Cristian 6-3
CristianFernandez
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CristianFernandez
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
CristianFernandez
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
CristianFernandez
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
CristianFernandez
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
CristianFernandez
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
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30
40
40
A
40

Jaqueline won the set after she broke Fernandez 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Fernandez tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. However, Cristian didn’t blink to win the set 6-3.

The Romanian converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Fernandez converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They contested 65 points. Cristian was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Leylah (37-28

). Jaqueline conceded 13 points on serve (18-13). on the other side of the court, the Canadian conceded 19 points on serve (15-19).
1st
Cristian
Fernandez
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Cristian
Fernandez
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
3rd
Cristian
Fernandez
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1

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