Aryna Sabalenka vs Ashleigh BartyMadrid Final

Madrid · WTA · Final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 29 April 2021
clay
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
Sabalenka A.
6-0 3-6 6-4
Barty A.
Sabalenka A.
6362
Barty A.
0641

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ashleigh Barty 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the Madrid final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ashleigh Barty came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Aryna Sabalenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19StuttgartFclayAshleigh Barty3-6 6-0 6-3
2021-03-22MiamiQFhardAshleigh Barty6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
2019-09-23WuhanSFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-4
2019-04-20Fed Cup WG SF: BLR vs AUSRRhardAshleigh Barty6-2 6-2
2018-10-29ZhuhaiR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-4
2018-09-24WuhanSFhardAryna Sabalenka7-6(2) 6-4
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardAshleigh Barty6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Barty A.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Barty A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
63%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
98
90
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
84

Sabalenka A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[5]
Barty A.[1]
6-03-66-4