Aryna Sabalenka vs Elina Svitolina — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
BLR2#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2024 ·
clay
UKR16#9WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Sabalenka A.4-6 6-1 7-6
Svitolina E.
Sabalenka A.
4672
Svitolina E.
6161
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped the opening set before beating Elina Svitolina 4–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2024-08-12 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-09-21 | Strasbourg | SF | clay | Elina Svitolina | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 2018-09-24 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 2-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
100
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
76
82
Sabalenka A.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast