Daniil Medvedev vs Sebastian BaezIndian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#9ATP
1977ELO
1962Hard ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#57ATP
1759ELO
1709Hard ELO
$924kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Medvedev D.
6-4 6-0
Baez S.
Medvedev D.
662
Baez S.
400

Daniil Medvedev defeated Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-0 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Daniil Medvedev extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardDaniil Medvedev6-2 6-2 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Medvedev D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Baez S.

Baez S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Medvedev D.

Serve advantage — Medvedev D.

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

Medvedev D.Baez S.
47
Serve
5
94
Return
63

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
67%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
96
87
Break points saved·Even
100
96
Break points won·Clear edge
99
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+254 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1709
8.2Overall Elo 1977
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1759
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.7
Surface form
7.6
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.3
Country comfort
Surface transition
6.0
Context
8.5
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
85
95

Medvedev D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Baez S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%