Aryna Sabalenka vs Qinwen Zheng — Miami Round of 16
Miami · WTA · Round of 16
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 17 March 2026 ·
hard
CHN23#127WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Sabalenka A.6-3 6-4
Zheng Q.
Sabalenka A.
662
Zheng Q.
340
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-4 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending the title. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
8–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | QF | clay | Qinwen Zheng | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2025-03-18 | Miami | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2024-11-04 | Riyadh Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-11-02 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2024-01-15 | Australian Open | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
9.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
100
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
66
100
Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast