Petra Kvitova vs Aryna SabalenkaMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Kvitova P.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Sabalenka A.
Kvitova P.
7362
Sabalenka A.
5631

Petra Kvitova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Kvitova closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-14DubaiR16hardPetra Kvitova6-4 6-4
2020-02-24DohaFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2019-01-07SydneyR32hardPetra Kvitova6-1 7-5
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kvitova P.Sabalenka A.
Serve
96
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
98
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
98
Break points won·Clear edge
88
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Sabalenka A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw