Elena Rybakina vs Cristina BucsaAbu Dhabi Quarter-final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Quarter-final
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2024
hard
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
6-1 6-4
Bucsa C.
Rybakina E.
662
Bucsa C.
140

Elena Rybakina defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-1 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-08AdelaideR16hardElena Rybakina6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina 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

Rybakina E.Bucsa C.
100
Serve
22
34
Return
52

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
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
60
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
79
Break points won·Even
96
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
27

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
10.0+400 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1710
10.0Overall Elo 2122
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1722
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.8
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
7.0
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·
89

Rybakina E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 44%