Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison KeysIndian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
Sabalenka A.
6-0 6-1
Keys M.
Sabalenka A.
662
Keys M.
010

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Madison Keys 6-0 6-1 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2025-01-13Australian OpenFhardMadison Keys6-3 2-6 7-5
2024-09-25BeijingR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenSFhardAryna Sabalenka0-6 7-6 7-6
2023-07-03WimbledonQFgrassAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-4
2021-06-14BerlinR16grassMadison Keys6-4 1-6 7-5
2018-08-13CincinnatiQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
100
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
85
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Even
97
94
Tiebreaks·Even
100
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
59
66

Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Keys M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw