Paula Badosa vs Elena Rybakina — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
Paula Badosa
ESP
Paula Badosa
#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021 ·
hard
Elena Rybakina
KAZ
Elena Rybakina
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Badosa P.
6-2 7-6
Rybakina E.
Badosa P.
672
Rybakina E.
260

Paula Badosa defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Paula Badosa narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Paula Badosa closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneR16hardElena Rybakina6-3 6-2
2025-02-17DubaiR16hardElena Rybakina4-6 7-6 7-6
2023-03-25MiamiR32hardElena Rybakina3-6 7-5 6-3
2023-03-06Indian WellsR32hardElena Rybakina6-3 7-5
2022-11-09BJK Cup Finals RR: ESP vs KAZRRhardPaula Badosa6-2 3-6 6-4
2022-04-18StuttgartR16clayPaula Badosa6-2 4-6 7-6
2019-07-15BucharestR32clayElena Rybakina7-5 7-6
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Statistics

This season
Badosa P.Rybakina E.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Badosa P.Rybakina E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
96
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
98
Tiebreaks·Even
95
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Badosa P.Rybakina E.
Freshness·
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55

Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw