Elena Rybakina vs Katie VolynetsAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2025
hard
#101WTA
1786ELO
1736Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Volynets K.
Rybakina E.
2662
Volynets K.
6441

Elena Rybakina defeated Katie Volynets 2-6 6-4 6-4 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 1–0, defending the title. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayElena Rybakina6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Volynets K.

Volynets K.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Volynets K.
100
Serve
8
34
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·Clear edge
58%
79%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
75
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
56

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
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
10.0+374 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1736
10.0Overall Elo 2122
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1786
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.4
Surface form
3.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
6.4
Country comfort
Context
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
91
58

Rybakina E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Volynets K.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 39%