Serena Williams vs Aryna Sabalenka — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
BLR7#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Williams S.6-4 2-6 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Williams S.
6262
Sabalenka A.
4641
Serena Williams defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
96
100
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
93
Break points won·Even
98
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Even
98
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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70
Sabalenka A.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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