Elena Rybakina vs Taylor TownsendMiami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2024
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Rybakina E.
6-3 6-7 6-4
Townsend T.
Rybakina E.
66362
Townsend T.
37741

Elena Rybakina defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, defending last year's final.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Rybakina closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Townsend T.
100
Serve
70
34
Return
54

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
72
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Dominant
96
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
79
Tiebreaks·Even
93
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.9
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.3+314 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.7Hard Elo 1796
9.5Overall Elo 2122
ELO gap
0.5Overall Elo 1826
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.5
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.1
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.1
Country comfort
6.4
Context
Defending pts
6.0

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·Slight edge
91
97

Rybakina E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw