Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
USA#4WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021 ·
clay
BLR7#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gauff C.7-5 6-3
Sabalenka A.
Gauff C.
762
Sabalenka A.
530
Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–6. Coco Gauff narrowed the head-to-head to 8–7.
Key context
- Match story: Coco Gauff closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
6–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2025-11-06 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2025-11-01 | Riyadh Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2025-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Coco Gauff | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | F | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2024-11-08 | WTA Finals | SF | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2024-11-04 | Riyadh Finals | SF | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 1-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-01-15 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Coco Gauff | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-5 4-6 7-6 |
| 2020-10-19 | Ostrava | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 1-6 7-5 7-6 |
| 2020-08-10 | Lexington | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
94
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
93
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
63
70
Gauff C.: played today · 4 matches, 78 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast