Aryna Sabalenka vs Victoria AzarenkaMontreal Quarter-final

Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2021
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Sabalenka A.
6-2 6-4
Azarenka V.
Sabalenka A.
662
Azarenka V.
240

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-4 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29WashingtonQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-4
2024-01-01BrisbaneSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-4
2020-10-19OstravaFhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-2
2020-08-31US OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-3
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardAryna Sabalenka3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sabalenka A.Azarenka V.
96
Serve
39
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·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
98
91
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
9.7+362 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.3Hard Elo 1839
9.7Overall Elo 2220
ELO gap
0.3Overall Elo 1875
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.4
Surface form
6.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw