Paula Badosa vs Lulu Sun — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
Paula Badosa
ESP9
Paula Badosa
#141WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
Lulu Sun
NZL
Lulu Sun
#112WTA
1637ELO
1654Hard ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Badosa P.
6-3 6-4
Sun L.
Badosa P.
662
Sun L.
340

Paula Badosa defeated Lulu Sun 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lulu Sun came in ranked #112, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Paula Badosa claimed a first win over Lulu Sun in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Paula Badosa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-19DubaiR64hardLulu Sun6-4 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Badosa P.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Sun L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

Even serve battle

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

Badosa P.Sun L.
21
Serve
59
19
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Badosa P.Sun L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (47 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Badosa P.Sun L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
93
72
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Dominant
94
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
94
78

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Badosa P.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Sun L.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+93 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1654
6.0Overall Elo 1780
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1637
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.1
Surface form
2.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
7.6
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
Badosa P.Sun L.
Freshness·Dominant
58
100

Badosa P.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 98 games (7d) · Sun L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Andreeva M.[12]
Tauson C.
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Tauson C.
Muchova K.[14]
6-46-746-3
Andreeva M.[12]
Rybakina E.[6]
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Rybakina E.[6]
Kenin S.
6-27-62
Andreeva M.[12]
Swiatek I.[2]
6-36-3
Tauson C.
Noskova L.
7-646-4
R16
Andreeva M.[12]
Stearns P.
6-16-1
Tauson C.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-36-2
Rybakina E.[6]
Badosa P.[9]
4-67-687-62
Muchova K.[14]
Kessler M.
6-31-67-65
Cirstea S.
Navarro E.[8]
7-653-67-5
Noskova L.
Pegula J.[5]
6-37-68
Kenin S.
Paolini J.[4]
6-46-0
Swiatek I.[2]
Yastremska D.
7-56-0
R32
Stearns P.
Zheng Q.[7]
3-66-46-4
Kenin S.
Kostyuk M.
5-77-677-65
Rybakina E.[6]
Uchijima M.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-4
Pegula J.[5]
Samsonova L.
6-06-4
Andreeva M.[12]
Vondrousova M.
7-56-0
Navarro E.[8]
Bencic B.
7-662-66-3
Cirstea S.
Parks A.
3-66-46-1
Noskova L.
Shnaider D.[11]
7-684-66-3
Badosa P.[9]
Mertens E.
6-26-1
Paolini J.[4]
Lys E.
6-27-5
Tauson C.
Svitolina E.
7-653-67-64
Muchova K.[14]
Raducanu E.
7-666-4
Swiatek I.[2]
Azarenka V.
6-06-2
Yastremska D.
Potapova A.
6-26-3
Kessler M.
Gauff C.[3]
6-47-5
R64
Shnaider D.[11]
Frech M.
6-26-2
Raducanu E.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Andreeva M.[12]
Avanesyan E.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Kalinskaya A.[15]
6-16-2
Tauson C.
Sramkova R.
7-676-0
Noskova L.
Putintseva Y.
6-27-65
Azarenka V.
Kalinina A.
2-67-646-4
Badosa P.[9]
Sun L.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Ito A.
6-06-2
Cirstea S.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Alexandrova E.
3-66-46-3
Samsonova L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Uchijima M.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[14]
Lamens S.
6-26-2
Potapova A.
Haddad Maia B.[13]
6-36-0
Yastremska D.
Linette M.
6-37-5
Kessler M.
Anisimova A.
6-26-3
Stearns P.
Jabeur O.
7-666-4
Lys E.
Begu I.
5-77-56-3
Kostyuk M.
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Parks A.
Wang X.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Vekic D.[16]
7-56-3