Garbine Muguruza vs Aryna Sabalenka — Dubai Quarter-final
Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
BLR3#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Muguruza G.3-6 6-3 6-2
Sabalenka A.
Muguruza G.
3662
Sabalenka A.
6321
Garbine Muguruza defeated Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Doha | R16 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 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
65%
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
2.4
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3