Simona Halep vs Elena RybakinaUS Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021 ·
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Halep S.
7-6 4-6 6-3
Rybakina E.
Halep S.
7462
Rybakina E.
6631

Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonSFgrassElena Rybakina6-3 6-3
2020-02-17DubaiFhardSimona Halep3-6 6-3 7-6
2019-09-23WuhanR16hardElena Rybakina5-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
98
Break points saved·Dominant
68
96
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw