Leylah Fernandez vs Elena Rybakina — Washington Semi-final
Washington · WTA · Semi-final
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025 ·
hard
KAZ3#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Fernandez L.6-7 7-6 7-6
Rybakina E.
Fernandez L.
6772
Rybakina E.
7661
Leylah Fernandez defeated Elena Rybakina 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Leylah Fernandez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Leylah Fernandez dropped the opening set before beating Elena Rybakina 6–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2025-10-20 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
80
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
96
Break points won·Slight edge
90
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
84
55
Fernandez L.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast