Elena Rybakina vs Saisai ZhengDubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
6-0 6-4
Zheng S.
Rybakina E.
662
Zheng S.
040

Elena Rybakina defeated Saisai Zheng 6-0 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06ShenzhenR32hardElena Rybakina6-2 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving85% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Zheng S.
100
Serve
34
Return

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 45). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
19
Break points saved·Dominant
98
16
Break points won·Dominant
96
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Rybakina E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw