Paula Badosa vs Victoria Azarenka — Indian Wells Final
Indian Wells · WTA · Final
ESP21#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021 ·
hard
BLR27#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Badosa P.7-6 2-6 7-6
Azarenka V.
Badosa P.
7272
Azarenka V.
6661
Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6 2-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Paula Badosa claimed a first win over Victoria Azarenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Paula Badosa closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | R32 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 |
| 2022-01-03 | Adelaide 1 | R32 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 194). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
90
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
79
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Even
93
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast