Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora Krejcikova — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR2
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
Barbora Krejcikova
CZE16
Barbora Krejcikova
#26WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Krejcikova B.
Sabalenka A.
6262
Krejcikova B.
3641

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 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

  • Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

6–1
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
2023-02-20DubaiQFhardBarbora Krejcikova0-6 7-6 6-1
2021-08-30US OpenQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-4
2020-11-09LinzSFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 4-6 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Sabalenka A.Krejcikova B.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Krejcikova B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Even
97
93
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
Sabalenka A.Krejcikova B.
Freshness·Clear edge
82
96

Sabalenka A.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d) · Krejcikova B.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

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