Emma Navarro vs Aryna SabalenkaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#28WTA
1866ELO
1764Hard ELO
$922kYTD
$6.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Navarro E.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Sabalenka A.
Navarro E.
6362
Sabalenka A.
3621

Emma Navarro defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Emma Navarro claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Emma Navarro closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 7-6
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
100
Break points saved·Dominant
45
93
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
91
82

Navarro E.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Sabalenka A.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw