Aryna Sabalenka vs Victoria Mboko — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR1
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Victoria Mboko
CAN17
Victoria Mboko
#17WTA
2006ELO
2006Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$3.3MCAREER
19 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWWL
Sabalenka A.
6-1 7-6
Mboko V.
Sabalenka A.
672
Mboko V.
160

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Victoria Mboko 6-1 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Aryna Sabalenka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsQFhardAryna Sabalenka7-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Sabalenka A.Mboko V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Mboko V.
Clutch Rating·Even
100
97
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·
100
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Mboko V.
Freshness·
59
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Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw