Aryna Sabalenka vs Johanna KontaCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Konta J.
Sabalenka A.
4662
Konta J.
6341

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Johanna Konta 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

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

Sabalenka A.Konta J.
96
Serve
39
Return

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Dominant
100
67
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw