Petra Kvitova vs Aryna SabalenkaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#1230WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2022 ·
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Kvitova P.
6-4 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Kvitova P.
662
Sabalenka A.
440

Petra Kvitova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, defending last year's quarter-final. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Kvitova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-24DohaFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2019-01-07SydneyR32hardPetra Kvitova6-1 7-5
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-1
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardPetra Kvitova7-5 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
93
Break points won·Slight edge
93
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
59

Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw