Sofia Kenin vs Jasmine PaoliniDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#115WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025 ·
hard
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLW
Kenin S.
6-4 6-0
Paolini J.
Kenin S.
662
Paolini J.
400

Sofia Kenin defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-0 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15, defending the title. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR32hardJasmine Paolini6-3 6-0
2019-09-16GuangzhouQFhardSofia Kenin7-5 6-1
2019-05-13RomeR64claySofia Kenin6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
40%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
46
Break points won·Slight edge
87
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
68

Kenin S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw