Aryna Sabalenka vs Victoria MbokoIndian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#12WTA
2006ELO
2006Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$3.3MCAREER
19 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLL
Sabalenka A.
7-6 6-4
Mboko V.
Sabalenka A.
7762
Mboko V.
6040

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Victoria Mboko 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-1 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Mboko V.

Mboko V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve 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.Mboko V.
96
Serve
58
39
Return
53

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
55%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
98
97
Break points saved·Even
98
95
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 44 days (−0.7)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 24 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
7.4+195 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 2006
7.6Overall Elo 2220
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 2006
10.0
H2H
0.0
9.1
Surface form
8.4
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
7.0
6.3
Country comfort
Context
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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·
92

Sabalenka A.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw