Timea Bacsinszky vs Aryna SabalenkaTianjin Quarter-final

Tianjin · WTA · Quarter-final
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Bacsinszky T.
7-6 7-6
Sabalenka A.
Bacsinszky T.
77772
Sabalenka A.
62650

Timea Bacsinszky defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 7-6 in the Tianjin quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Timea Bacsinszky came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Timea Bacsinszky extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG SF: BLR vs SUIRRhardTimea Bacsinszky6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Bacsinszky T.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bacsinszky T.

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

Bacsinszky T.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
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
51%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
98
Break points saved·Dominant
46
98
Break points won·Clear edge
76
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
17
100

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
Mediumbalanced pace
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