Leylah Fernandez vs Elina Svitolina — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Leylah Fernandez
CAN
Leylah Fernandez
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021
hard
Elina Svitolina
UKR
Elina Svitolina
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Fernandez L.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Svitolina E.
Fernandez L.
63772
Svitolina E.
36651

Leylah Fernandez defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Leylah Fernandez claimed a first win over Elina Svitolina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-03-02MonterreyQFhardElina Svitolina6-4 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Serve advantage — Svitolina 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

Fernandez L.Svitolina E.
60
Serve
48
27
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Fernandez L.Svitolina E.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fernandez L.Svitolina E.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
89
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Fernandez L.Svitolina E.
Freshness·Even
98
98

Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Raducanu E.
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Fernandez L.
Sabalenka A.
7-634-66-4
Raducanu E.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Fernandez L.
Svitolina E.
6-33-67-65
Raducanu E.
Bencic B.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Krejcikova B.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R16
Raducanu E.
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.
Andreescu B.
6-727-666-3
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.
Kerber A.
4-67-656-2
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Bencic B.
Swiatek I.
7-6126-3
Krejcikova B.
Muguruza G.
6-37-64
Pliskova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
R32
Rogers S.
Barty A.
6-21-67-65
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gracheva V.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-2
Halep S.
Rybakina E.
7-6114-66-3
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
5-76-26-3
Mertens E.
Jabeur O.
6-37-5
Muguruza G.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-2
Raducanu E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Pegula J.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.
Kontaveit A.
6-34-66-3
Fernandez L.
Osaka N.
5-77-626-4
R64
Osaka N.
Danilovic O.
W/O
Rybakina E.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Kucova K.
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Gauff C.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Kalinina A.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Kanepi K.
7-57-5
Barty A.
Tauson C.
6-17-5
Svitolina E.
Masarova R.
6-27-5
Andreescu B.
Davis L.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.
Zidansek T.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Paolini J.
6-37-61
Muguruza G.
Petkovic A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Rogers S.
Cirstea S.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
6-46-4
Collins D.
Juvan K.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
6-06-1
Rakhimova K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Raducanu E.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Anisimova A.
7-56-757-67
Swiatek I.
Ferro F.
3-67-636-0
Kontaveit A.
Teichmann J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Pliskova K.
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-25-76-2
Tomljanovic A.
Martic P.
7-666-4
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
R128
Grammatikopoulou V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Vekic D.
7-647-65
Andreescu B.
Golubic V.
7-54-67-5
Sabalenka A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-746-0
Hsieh S.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Zhang S.
Baptiste H.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-46-4
Masarova R.
Bogdan A.
6-797-627-69
Sakkari M.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Marino R.
6-26-3
Minnen G.
Podoroska N.
6-41-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Rakhimova K.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-26-3
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Zidansek T.
Pera B.
6-47-64
Juvan K.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Jorovic I.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Zvonareva V.
6-17-67
Tauson C.
Burel C.
7-56-0
Mertens E.
Peterson R.
3-67-657-65
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-27-63
Paolini J.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Martincova T.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.
7-653-66-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Muchova K.
6-27-63
Raducanu E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Trevisan M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Mchale C.
Navarro E.
6-17-65
Krejcikova B.
Sharma A.
6-06-4
Osaka N.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Parks A.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Konjuh A.
7-636-2
Kanepi K.
Putintseva Y.
2-67-646-2
Doi M.
Hunter S.
7-636-3
Pegula J.
Potapova A.
6-26-2
Teichmann J.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.
Loeb J.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Mcnally C.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Linette M.
5-76-36-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.
6-31-67-67
Kalinina A.
Sherif M.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Yastremska D.
3-66-47-63
Halep S.
Giorgi C.
6-47-63
Kucova K.
Li A.
7-56-1
Garcia C.
Dart H.
6-766-46-2
Rybakina E.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Ruse E.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Volynets K.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Galfi D.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
5-76-06-2
Schmiedlova A.
Krueger A.
7-56-736-3
Kvitova P.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Sevastova A.
7-666-3
Samsonova L.
Boulter K.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Tomova V.
6-22-66-3