Belinda Bencic vs Elena Rybakina — Tokyo Olympics Semi-final
Tokyo Olympics · WTA · Semi-final
SUI9#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021 ·
hard
KAZ15#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Bencic B.7-6 4-6 6-3
Rybakina E.
Bencic B.
7462
Rybakina E.
6631
Belinda Bencic defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Tokyo Olympics semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | Abu Dhabi | SF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-09-27 | Chicago 2 | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 3-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
90
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
96
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Even
96
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
90
55
Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About