Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora KrejcikovaUS Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021 ·
hard
#26WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWWW
Sabalenka A.
6-1 6-4
Krejcikova B.
Sabalenka A.
662
Krejcikova B.
140

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 6-4 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 64. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-07RomeR64clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3
2024-01-15Australian OpenQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3
2023-04-17StuttgartR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3
2023-03-27MiamiR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-2
2023-03-06Indian WellsR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 2-6 6-4
2023-02-20DubaiQFhardBarbora Krejcikova0-6 7-6 6-1
2020-11-09LinzSFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
92
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
65
92

Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Krejcikova B.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw