Ashleigh Barty vs Aryna Sabalenka — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWLWW
Barty A.6-7 6-4 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Barty A.
6662
Sabalenka A.
7441
Ashleigh Barty defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Ashleigh Barty had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 7 on hard. Ashleigh Barty narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ashleigh Barty dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | F | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-0 3-6 6-4 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | QF | hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2019-04-20 | Fed Cup WG SF: BLR vs AUS | RR | hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2018-10-29 | Zhuhai | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-09-24 | Wuhan | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
95
100
Break points saved·Even
89
93
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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66
Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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