Elena Rybakina vs Karolina PliskovaAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023 ·
hard
#62WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
6-4 6-2
Pliskova K.
Rybakina E.
662
Pliskova K.
420

Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-11RomeR16clayElena Rybakina0-6 2-6
2024-01-15Australian OpenR128hardElena Rybakina7-6 6-4
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2R64hardElena Rybakina7-6 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiQFhardElena Rybakina7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
6.9
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
98
84
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
81
Break points won·Even
95
91
Deciding sets·Even
97
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw