Aryna Sabalenka vs Ajla TomljanovicAbu Dhabi Round of 32

Abu Dhabi · 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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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
#92WTA
1745ELO
1723Hard ELO
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
7-5 6-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.
762
Tomljanovic A.
540

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-18MoscowR16hardAryna Sabalenka7-6(2) 4-6 6-1
2019-03-18MiamiR64hardAjla Tomljanovic6-3 6-4
2019-03-04Indian WellsR64hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 4-6 6-0
2018-06-11S-HertogenboschR16grassAryna Sabalenka3-6 7-6(5) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tomljanovic A.

Tomljanovic A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Tomljanovic A.
96
Serve
26
39
Return
52

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%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
98
71
Break points saved·Dominant
98
73
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
97

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Tomljanovic A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw