Ayla Aksu vs Sarah Iliev — W50 Macon Round of 16

W50 Macon · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Ayla Aksu
#214WTA
1521ELO
1513Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
FRA
Sarah Iliev
#755WTA
1219ELO
1219Hard ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Aksu A.
6-3 6-1
Iliev S.
Aksu A.
662
Iliev S.
31–

Ayla Aksu defeated Sarah Iliev 6-3 6-1 in the W50 Macon round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Aksu A.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Iliev S.

Iliev S.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Aksu A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Aksu A.Iliev S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
52%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Aksu A.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Iliev S.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.0+294 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.0Hard Elo 1219
8.2Overall Elo 1521
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1219
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Naef C.
Belgraver J.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Naef C.
Monnot A.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Monnot A.
Yao X.
6-34-66-3
Falei A.
Lim J.
7-666-3
Naef C.
Aksu A.
6-37-5
Belgraver J.
Ewald W.
6-17-5
R16
Ewald W.
Ce G.
6-46-0
Aksu A.
Iliev S.
6-36-1
Monnot A.
Kaji H.
6-26-0
Naef C.
Lee E.
6-11-66-4
Yao X.
Rus A.
4-67-646-4
Belgraver J.
Tsygourova K.
7-56-3
Lim J.
Rouvroy M.
7-627-67
Falei A.
Serban I.
6-37-67
R32
Aksu A.
Chiesa E.
7-56-3
Yao X.
Fullana L.
6-16-2
Ewald W.
Basiletti N.
4-67-56-3
Belgraver J.
Li Z.
6-16-4
Lee E.
Babel O.
6-22-67-5
Lim J.
Radwanska U.
7-56-2
Iliev S.
Cakarevic S.
4-67-627-62
Tsygourova K.
Bartashevich Y.
6-36-2
Monnot A.
Cortez Llorca L.
6-24-66-3
Kaji H.
Vaissaud D.
6-36-3
Falei A.
Pace F.
3-0
Naef C.
Candiotto A.
6-36-2
Ce G.
Tubello A.
6-40-66-3
Serban I.
Vandromme J.
7-642-66-4
Rus A.
Biolay S.
7-51-66-2
Rouvroy M.
Rinaldo Persson K.
7-652-67-65