Sofia Kenin vs Katie VolynetsSan Diego Round of 16

San Diego · WTA · Round of 16
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023
hard
#93WTA
1786ELO
1736Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
Kenin S.
1-6 6-4 6-2
Volynets K.
Kenin S.
1662
Volynets K.
6421

Sofia Kenin defeated Katie Volynets 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the San Diego round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Volynets came in ranked #93. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-19ClevelandR32hardSofia Kenin6-2 2-6 7-5
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardKatie Volynets6-2 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Volynets K.

Volynets K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Volynets K.

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

Kenin S.Volynets K.
13
Serve
8
0
Return
49

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
66
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
75
Break points won·Clear edge
85
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1659
Surface ELO
5.4+77 Hard Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1786
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
5.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
6.0
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·Dominant
93
56

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Volynets K.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 105 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast