McCartney Kessler def. Emiliana Arango — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played19 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 36 going into this drawWon

McCartney Kessler 6 6

🇨🇴ranked WTA number 50 going into this draw

Emiliana Arango 3 2

🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslervE. ArangoEmiliana Arango🇨🇴

🇺🇸McCartney Kessler

🇨🇴Emiliana Arango

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

0

2

Double faults

0

66%

1st serve in

68%

62%

1st serve points won

50%

63%

2nd serve points won

42%

62%

Service points won

47%

7/8

Break points saved

1/5

Serve speed (km/h)

180

Fastest serve

164

162

Average 1st serve

140

132

Average 2nd serve

122

Return

53%

Return points won

38%

4/5

Break points won

1/8

Points

17

Winners

9

23

Unforced errors

21

15/22

Net points won

3/7

64

Total points won

45

Head to head

2–0 Kessler

  1. This matchMelbourne R128won by Kessler
  2. 2026HardBrisbane R64won by Kessler

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

3–7

1–2

Last 30 days

0–2

By surface

11–10

Hard

6–10

By round

2–0

R128

1–3

4–2

R64

0–3

7–3

First match at an event

3–7

1–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

20

Completed matches

15

40%

Won in straight sets

27%

10%

Won after losing a set

7%

35%

Lost after winning a set

7%

15%

Lost in straight sets

60%

4–3

Tiebreaks

0–2

2–7

Deciding sets

1–1

8/13

Won after winning set 1

4/4

2/7

Won after losing set 1

1/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

66%

1st serve in

70%

66%

1st serve points won

51%

50%

2nd serve points won

45%

51%

Break points saved

47%

42%

Return points won

43%

35%

Break points won

31%

2.2

Aces a match

0.6

3.2

Double faults a match

1.6

Last 14 days

2

Matches

1

5

Sets

2

7

Days since last match

7

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentMcCartney KesslerEmiliana Arango
🇪🇸BucsaNo. 51
🇪🇸BucsaNo. 51WonTokyo R32LostHong Kong R16
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 18
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 18WonNingbo R16LostWuhan R64
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 53
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 53WonNew York R128WonGuadalajara R32
Total
Total3–01–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestMcCartney KesslerEmiliana Arango
1Lost🇷🇸O. DanilovicOlga DanilovicR32 · 12 JanHobart R32 · 12 JanLost🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 70No. 70 · 12 JanHobart R32 · 12 Jan
2Lost🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 7No. 7 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanLost🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 31No. 31 · 4 JanBrisbane R64 · 4 Jan
3Won🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 49No. 49 · 4 JanBrisbane R64 · 4 JanLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 72No. 72 · 29 OctHong Kong R16 · 29 Oct
4Lost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 17No. 17 · 22 OctTokyo R16 · 22 OctWon🇯🇵M. UchijimaMoyuka UchijimaNo. 81No. 81 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 Oct
5Won🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 72No. 72 · 20 OctTokyo R32 · 20 OctLost🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 59No. 59 · 13 OctOsaka R32 · 13 Oct
6Lost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 11No. 11 · 17 OctNingbo QF · 17 OctLost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 21No. 21 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 Oct
7Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 20No. 20 · 16 OctNingbo R16 · 16 OctLost🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 9No. 9 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 Sep
8Won🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 28No. 28 · 13 OctNingbo R32 · 13 OctWon🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 64No. 64 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
9Lost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 42No. 42 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 OctLost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 73No. 73 · 14 SepGuadalajara F · 14 Sep
10Lost🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 69No. 69 · 30 SepBeijing R16 · 30 SepWon🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 91No. 91 · 13 SepGuadalajara SF · 13 Sep