Elena Rybakina vs Karolina PliskovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
7-6 6-4
Pliskova K.
Rybakina E.
762
Pliskova K.
640

Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-11RomeR16clayElena Rybakina0-6 2-6
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardElena Rybakina6-4 6-2
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2R64hardElena Rybakina7-6 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiQFhardElena Rybakina7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Even
6.7
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
98
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Even
96
93
Deciding sets·Even
98
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
55
96

Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw