Elena Rybakina vs Sofia KeninDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2020
hard
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Rybakina E.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Kenin S.
Rybakina E.
62662
Kenin S.
77331

Elena Rybakina defeated Sofia Kenin 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiQFhardElena Rybakina6-2 7-6(2)
2023-03-06Indian WellsR64hardElena Rybakina7-6(6) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Rybakina E.Kenin S.
100
Serve
13
34
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
92
Break points won·Slight edge
96
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
93
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
87
89

Rybakina E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 13%