Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona HalepAdelaide Quarter-final

Adelaide · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
Sabalenka A.
6-4 6-2
Halep S.
Sabalenka A.
662
Halep S.
420

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-2 in the Adelaide quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Aryna Sabalenka had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Aryna Sabalenka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19StuttgartSFclayAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiQFhardSimona Halep3-6 6-2 6-2
2018-08-13CincinnatiSFhardSimona Halep6-3 6-4
2018-01-01ShenzhenQFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
88
Break points saved·Dominant
93
68
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
59

Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw