Aryna Sabalenka vs Garbine MuguruzaBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
7-5 6-4
Muguruza G.
Sabalenka A.
762
Muguruza G.
540

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Garbine Muguruza 7-5 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Aryna Sabalenka claimed a first win over Garbine Muguruza in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-07DubaiQFhardGarbine Muguruza3-6 6-3 6-2
2021-03-01DohaR16hardGarbine Muguruza6-2 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Muguruza G.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Muguruza G.
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%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw