Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Madrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR5
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 29 April 2021
clay
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#128WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Sabalenka A.
6-2 6-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sabalenka A.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
230

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Aryna Sabalenka narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 2-6 6-3
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32clayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-4 2-6 6-0
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

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

Statistics

This season
Sabalenka A.Pavlyuchenkova A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
98
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
87
Break points won·Slight edge
100
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Freshness·
88
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Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 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
Semi-finals
Barty A.[1]
Badosa P.
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.[5]
Mertens E.[13]
6-14-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[9]
6-13-66-3
Badosa P.
Bencic B.[8]
6-47-5
R16
Mertens E.[13]
Halep S.[3]
4-67-57-5
Bencic B.[8]
Jabeur O.
7-624-3
Barty A.[1]
Swiatek I.[14]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Brady J.[11]
7-56-786-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Pegula J.
6-16-2
Muchova K.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-06-797-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Kudermetova V.
6-34-66-4
Badosa P.
Sevastova A.
6-707-636-0
R32
Badosa P.
Teichmann J.
5-76-16-2
Sabalenka A.[5]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-3
Mertens E.[13]
Rybakina E.
7-647-5
Halep S.[3]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Sakkari M.[16]
Kontaveit A.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Osaka N.[2]
6-43-66-1
Barty A.[1]
Zidansek T.
6-41-66-3
Swiatek I.[14]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.
Konta J.[15]
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Stephens S.
4-66-16-3
Brady J.[11]
Ostapenko J.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.[9]
Kerber A.
6-47-5
Bencic B.[8]
Pera B.
3-66-17-65
Kudermetova V.
Bertens K.[7]
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-07-5
R64
Kvitova P.[9]
Bouzkova M.
6-22-3
Kudermetova V.
Vesnina E.
6-16-4
Mertens E.[13]
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Zvonareva V.
6-16-2
Pegula J.
Cirstea S.
7-656-3
Azarenka V.[12]
Alexandrova E.
7-53-66-1
Rybakina E.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Ostapenko J.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[6]
Gauff C.
5-76-36-2
Siegemund L.
Baindl K.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Martic P.
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Vondrousova M.
7-656-1
Barty A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Bertens K.[7]
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-46-0
Badosa P.
Krejcikova B.
6-17-5
Sevastova A.
Bogdan A.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Kovinic D.
6-46-1
Teichmann J.
Svitolina E.[4]
2-66-47-65
Bencic B.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Linette M.
6-23-66-1
Halep S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-07-5
Sakkari M.[16]
Anisimova A.
0-66-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Keys M.
7-56-2
Kontaveit A.
Stojanovic N.
7-647-5
Muchova K.
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Osaka N.[2]
Doi M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
4-66-47-61
Jabeur O.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-1
Zidansek T.
Hsieh S.
6-26-4
Konta J.[15]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Brady J.[11]
Williams V.
6-26-4