Elena Rybakina vs Daria KasatkinaAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
6-3 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Rybakina E.
662
Kasatkina D.
340

Elena Rybakina defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05Abu DhabiFhardElena Rybakina6-1 6-4
2023-08-07MontrealQFhardElena Rybakina5-7 7-5 7-6(8)
2022-08-01San JoseR32hardDaria Kasatkina1-6 6-2 6-0
2020-10-19OstravaR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-2 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Kasatkina D.
100
Serve
0
34
Return
95

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%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
80
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
89
89

Rybakina E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw