Kaia Kanepi vs Aryna Sabalenka — Gippsland Trophy Round of 32

Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Round of 32
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021
hard
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR4
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Kanepi K.
6-1 2-6 6-1
Sabalenka A.
Kanepi K.
6262
Sabalenka A.
1611

Kaia Kanepi defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 2-6 6-1 in the Gippsland Trophy round of 32 on hard. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR64hardAryna Sabalenka2-6 7-6(8) 6-4
2022-01-17Australian OpenR16hardKaia Kanepi5-7 6-2 7-6(7)
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Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Kanepi K.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
Kanepi K.Sabalenka A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Sabalenka A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
98
Break points saved·Dominant
69
98
Break points won·Dominant
70
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kanepi K.Sabalenka A.
Freshness·
—
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[7]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[7]
Osaka N.[2]
W/O
Kanepi K.
Alexandrova E.[9]
6-37-66
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Muchova K.[8]
W/O
Mertens E.[7]
Svitolina E.[3]
6-35-7[10-6]
Alexandrova E.[9]
Halep S.[1]
6-26-1
Osaka N.[2]
Begu I.
7-56-1
R16
Osaka N.[2]
Boulter K.
3-66-36-1
Begu I.
Konta J.[5]
4-67-6107-64
Alexandrova E.[9]
Swiatek I.[6]
6-46-2
Mertens E.[7]
Garcia C.[12]
7-616-3
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-1
Halep S.[1]
Siegemund L.[16]
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Ostapenko J.[13]
6-746-36-2
Muchova K.[8]
Paolini J.
6-24-66-4
R32
Halep S.[1]
Potapova A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.[13]
Kovinic D.
6-47-5
Garcia C.[12]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Konta J.[5]
Pera B.
6-26-3
Siegemund L.[16]
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Hercog P.[15]
6-46-3
Swiatek I.[6]
Juvan K.
2-66-26-1
Mertens E.[7]
Hibi M.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Sabalenka A.[4]
6-12-66-1
Begu I.
Sasnovich A.
5-76-46-4
Osaka N.[2]
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Alexandrova E.[9]
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Petkovic A.
6-16-4
Paolini J.
Wang Q.[10]
3-67-56-4
Boulter K.
Gauff C.[14]
3-67-56-2
R64
Pera B.
Gadecki O.
6-726-36-3
Aiava D.
Paquet C.
6-14-66-4
Hibi M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-736-1
Schmiedlova A.
Savinykh V.
6-16-3
Ostapenko J.[13]
Errani S.
4-66-36-1
Siegemund L.[16]
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Hercog P.[15]
Gasparyan M.
2-66-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-46-4
Gauff C.[14]
Teichmann J.
6-36-767-65
Paolini J.
Marino R.
7-626-3
Babos T.
Tig P.
7-656-3
Garcia C.[12]
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Kovinic D.
Zidansek T.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Zheng S.[11]
3-67-56-4
Potapova A.
Osuigwe W.
6-36-0
Juvan K.
Wang Y.
4-66-16-4
Kanepi K.
Sharma A.
1-67-56-2
Boulter K.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-1
Petkovic A.
Trevisan M.
6-13-67-5
Cornet A.
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-16-3