Elena Rybakina vs Qinwen Zheng — Madrid Round of 32
Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
KAZ2#2WTA
2122ELO
2002Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 ·
clay
CHN32#127WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Rybakina E.4-6 6-4 6-3
Zheng Q.
Rybakina E.
4662
Zheng Q.
6431
Elena Rybakina defeated Qinwen Zheng 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Qinwen Zheng 4–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Doha | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2024-11-04 | Riyadh Finals | RR | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 7-6 3-6 6-1 |
| 2023-10-02 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2022-06-27 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Elena Rybakina | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
9.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
98
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
56
100
Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast