Aryna Sabalenka vs Cristina Bucsa — US Open Round of 16
US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.6-1 6-4
Bucsa C.
Sabalenka A.
662
Bucsa C.
14–
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-1 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 5 games past Cristina Bucsa.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-0 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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
Sabalenka A.Bucsa C.
96
Serve
22
39
Return
52
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
98
60
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
79
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
86
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Sabalenka A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 45%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Vondrousova M.
W/O
Anisimova A.
Swiatek I.
6-46-3
Pegula J.
Krejcikova B.
6-36-3
Osaka N.
Muchova K.
6-47-63
R16
Osaka N.
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Pegula J.
Li A.
6-16-2
Muchova K.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-706-3
Vondrousova M.
Rybakina E.
6-45-76-2
Sabalenka A.
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.
Townsend T.
1-67-6136-3
Swiatek I.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-1
Anisimova A.
Haddad Maia B.
6-06-3
R32
Li A.
Hon P.
7-56-3
Bucsa C.
Mertens E.
3-67-56-3
Alexandrova E.
Siegemund L.
6-06-1
Sabalenka A.
Fernandez L.
6-37-62
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Andreeva M.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.
Paolini J.
7-646-1
Anisimova A.
Cristian J.
6-44-66-2
Swiatek I.
Kalinskaya A.
7-626-4
Osaka N.
Kasatkina D.
6-04-66-3
Haddad Maia B.
Sakkari M.
6-16-2
Rybakina E.
Raducanu E.
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Frech M.
6-36-1
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
3-66-46-2
Muchova K.
Noskova L.
6-756-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Navarro E.
4-66-46-4
R64
Noskova L.
Lys E.
6-43-0
Paolini J.
Jovic I.
6-36-3
Parry D.
Zarazua R.
6-22-67-67
Mertens E.
Sun L.
6-26-3
Anisimova A.
Joint M.
7-626-2
Andreeva M.
Potapova A.
6-16-3
Pegula J.
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
7-606-736-4
Kasatkina D.
Rakhimova K.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.
Baptiste H.
6-36-1
Swiatek I.
Lamens S.
6-14-66-4
Frech M.
Stearns P.
6-766-36-2
Gauff C.
Vekic D.
7-656-2
Bucsa C.
Eala A.
6-46-3
Cristian J.
Krueger A.
4-66-26-2
Hon P.
Samsonova L.
4-66-36-2
Sakkari M.
Bondar A.
6-36-1
Fernandez L.
Jacquemot E.
2-66-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Kudermetova P.
7-646-2
Haddad Maia B.
Golubic V.
6-16-4
Navarro E.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Kalinskaya A.
Putintseva Y.
6-17-5
Rybakina E.
Valentova T.
6-37-67
Raducanu E.
Tjen J.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Kessler M.
7-676-2
Siegemund L.
Zakharova A.
6-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Li A.
Bencic B.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Uchijima M.
6-46-2
Townsend T.
Ostapenko J.
7-56-1
Kostyuk M.
Sonmez Z.
7-56-756-3
R128
Kudermetova P.
Parrizas Diaz N.
2-2
Swiatek I.
Arango E.
6-16-2
Mcnally C.
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Uchijima M.
Danilovic O.
7-624-67-69
Ostapenko J.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Townsend T.
Ruzic A.
6-46-4
Blinkova A.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.
Masarova R.
7-56-1
Jacquemot E.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-3
Fernandez L.
Marino R.
6-26-1
Sun L.
Osorio C.
6-42-66-0
Bucsa C.
Liu C.
6-26-1
Eala A.
Tauson C.
6-32-67-611
Rybakina E.
Pareja J.
6-36-0
Valentova T.
Bronzetti L.
6-33-66-4
Raducanu E.
Shibahara E.
6-16-2
Tjen J.
Kudermetova V.
6-44-66-4
Kessler M.
Linette M.
7-57-5
Vondrousova M.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-37-63
Li A.
Sramkova R.
4-66-26-4
Jovic I.
Sasnovich A.
7-666-3
Paolini J.
Aiava D.
6-27-64
Hon P.
Jeanjean L.
6-37-5
Pegula J.
Sherif M.
6-06-4
Samsonova L.
Yuan Y.
2-66-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Yastremska D.
6-757-656-4
Azarenka V.
Inoue H.
7-606-4
Navarro E.
Wang Y.
7-696-3
Lamens S.
Glozman V.
6-46-2
Potapova A.
Zhu L.
6-44-66-2
Putintseva Y.
Cocciaretto E.
6-47-64
Siegemund L.
Shnaider D.
7-632-66-3
Zakharova A.
Avanesyan E.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Dolehide C.
2-66-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Sevastova A.
6-46-1
Bondar A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.
Kartal S.
6-31-66-1
Krueger A.
Kenin S.
5-76-46-2
Gauff C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-727-5
Vekic D.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
3-67-56-3
Baptiste H.
Siniakova K.
7-56-3
Rakhimova K.
Garcia C.
6-44-66-3
Stearns P.
Semenistaja D.
7-56-0
Frech M.
Gibson T.
6-26-2
Parry D.
Kvitova P.
6-16-0
Sonmez Z.
Volynets K.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.
Boulter K.
6-46-4
Noskova L.
Galfi D.
6-47-5
Lys E.
Jones F.
6-07-5
Cirstea S.
Sierra S.
7-56-0
Bencic B.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Mertens E.
Ahn A.
6-16-0
Kasatkina D.
Ruse E.
7-56-1
Krejcikova B.
Mboko V.
6-36-2
Andreeva M.
Parks A.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Keys M.
6-7107-637-5
Muchova K.
Williams V.
6-32-66-1
Anisimova A.
Birrell K.
6-36-2
Joint M.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-47-66
Cristian J.
Collins D.
6-26-0
Golubic V.
Boisson L.
3-67-636-2
Kalinskaya A.
Ngounoue C.
6-05-76-4