Elena Rybakina vs Daria KasatkinaAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 ·
hard
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Rybakina E.
6-3 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Rybakina E.
662
Kasatkina D.
340

Elena Rybakina defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-05TorontoR64hardElena Rybakina3-6 7-5 4-6
2024-02-05Abu DhabiFhardElena Rybakina6-1 6-4
2023-08-07MontrealQFhardElena Rybakina5-7 7-5 7-6
2022-08-01San JoseR32hardDaria Kasatkina1-6 6-2 6-0
2020-10-19OstravaR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-2 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
53
Break points saved·Dominant
96
21
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
56
87

Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw