Belinda Bencic vs Marta KostyukDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023 ·
hard
#11WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$10MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLWWW
Bencic B.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Kostyuk M.
Bencic B.
6762
Kostyuk M.
7641

Belinda Bencic defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #11, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardBelinda Bencic6-4 7-5
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
90
86
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
72
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Even
96
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
80

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
90
57

Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d) · Kostyuk M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 79 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw