Paula Badosa vs Aryna Sabalenka — Cincinnati Round of 32
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021 ·
hard
BLR3#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Badosa P.5-7 6-2 7-6
Sabalenka A.
Badosa P.
5672
Sabalenka A.
7261
Paula Badosa defeated Aryna Sabalenka 5-7 6-2 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 16. Paula Badosa narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Paula Badosa dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 5–7 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2024-04-15 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 4-6 3-3 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2022-04-18 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-11-11 | Guadalajara | RR | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
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
90
100
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
93
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Even
93
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
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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59
Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast