Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
Coco Gauff
USA
Coco Gauff
#7WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR7
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Gauff C.
7-5 6-3
Sabalenka A.
Gauff C.
762
Sabalenka A.
530

Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 7–5. Coco Gauff narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 4-6 6-3
2025-11-01Riyadh FinalsRRhardAryna Sabalenka7-6(5) 6-2
2025-05-26Roland GarrosFclayCoco Gauff6-7(5) 6-2 6-4
2025-04-22MadridFclayAryna Sabalenka6-3 7-6(3)
2024-11-04Riyadh FinalsSFhardCoco Gauff7-6(4) 6-3
2024-10-07WuhanSFhardAryna Sabalenka1-6 6-4 6-4
2024-01-15Australian OpenSFhardAryna Sabalenka7-6(2) 6-4
2023-08-28US OpenFhardCoco Gauff2-6 6-3 6-2
2023-03-06Indian WellsQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-0
2022-08-08TorontoR16hardCoco Gauff7-5 4-6 7-6(4)
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardAryna Sabalenka1-6 7-5 7-6(2)
2020-08-10LexingtonR16hardCoco Gauff7-6(4) 4-6 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Gauff C.Sabalenka A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Sabalenka A.
Clutch Rating·Even
99
98
Break points saved·Even
96
98
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gauff C.Sabalenka A.
Freshness·Dominant
60
88

Gauff C.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[15]
Pliskova K.[9]
6-06-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[15]
Gauff C.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Martic P.
6-13-66-2
Quarter-finals
Gauff C.
Barty A.[1]
4-61-2
Martic P.
Pegula J.
7-56-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Svitolina E.[5]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[9]
Ostapenko J.
4-67-57-61
R16
Gauff C.
Sabalenka A.[7]
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Pegula J.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Podoroska N.
3-66-16-2
Ostapenko J.
Kerber A.
4-66-36-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-657-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-46-2
Barty A.[1]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
R32
Alexandrova E.
Brady J.[13]
W/O
Barty A.[1]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-1
Kudermetova V.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Kerber A.
Halep S.[3]
1-63-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Gauff C.
Sakkari M.[17]
6-11-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Pera B.
2-66-07-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Anisimova A.
2-66-36-4
Pegula J.
Osaka N.[2]
7-626-2
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-66-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-1
Swiatek I.[15]
Keys M.
7-56-1
Ostapenko J.
Tomljanovic A.
6-27-63
Podoroska N.
Williams S.[8]
7-667-5
R64
Garcia C.
Cocciaretto E.
7-686-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Giorgi C.
7-646-777-5
Swiatek I.[15]
Riske Amritraj A.
5-4
Pera B.
Zidansek T.
6-36-2
Alexandrova E.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Trevisan M.
0-67-647-66
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-26-0
Podoroska N.
Siegemund L.
2-67-636-1
Martic P.
Rogers S.
5-76-36-4
Pegula J.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-3
Ostapenko J.
Konta J.[16]
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[17]
Hercog P.
7-663-66-2
Muguruza G.[12]
Tig P.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[11]
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Cornet A.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.[14]
4-66-26-3
Gauff C.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-4
Keys M.
Stephens S.
4-66-27-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
7-56-3
Sevastova A.
Teichmann J.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Zhang S.
6-16-4