Emma Navarro vs Aryna SabalenkaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#26WTA
1866ELO
1764Hard ELO
$675kYTD
$6.3MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Navarro E.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Sabalenka A.
Navarro E.
6362
Sabalenka A.
3621

Emma Navarro defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Emma Navarro claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Emma Navarro closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 7-6(2)
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Navarro E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Navarro E.

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

Navarro E.Sabalenka A.
43
Serve
96
43
Return
39

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
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (145 vs 165). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
98
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
93
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
8.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1764
Surface ELO
10.0+438 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1866
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 2220
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
7.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.5
Country comfort
5.9
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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·Even
83
86

Navarro E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw