Garbine Muguruza vs Aryna Sabalenka — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
BLR3#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Muguruza G.6-2 6-7 6-3
Sabalenka A.
Muguruza G.
66562
Sabalenka A.
27731
Garbine Muguruza defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-07 | Dubai | QF | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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
Muguruza G.Sabalenka A.
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Serve
96
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Return
39
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
72
98
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
98
Break points won·Clear edge
88
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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90
Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.[8]
Svitolina E.[1]
6-26-4
Muguruza G.
Sakkari M.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-33-66-2
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-36-1
R16
Azarenka V.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-26-756-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-3
Pegula J.
Ostapenko J.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[2]
Jabeur O.
6-44-67-5
Sakkari M.
Keys M.
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.
6-16-4
R32
Siegemund L.
Rybakina E.
7-677-65
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[8]
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
Muguruza G.
Kudermetova V.
6-27-64
Sakkari M.
Sherif M.
6-06-3
Keys M.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-1
Kontaveit A.
Brady J.[7]
6-16-2
Kerber A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Bertens K.[5]
6-06-2
Pegula J.
Wang Q.
6-36-1
Jabeur O.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2