Ayana Akli vs Malaika Rapolu — W50 Columbus Round of 32

Malaika Rapolu defeated Ayana Akli 6-1, 7-5 in the Round of 32 at the W50 Columbus hard-court tournament. Rapolu converted 86% of her break points and secured six service breaks to Akli's two. Rapolu also committed two double faults to Akli's five.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Malaika Rapolu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

How the match was decided

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Rapolu M. took it in straight sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveRapolu M. 6 · Akli A. 2
  • AcesRapolu M. 1 · Akli A. 1
  • Double faultsRapolu M. 2 · Akli A. 5

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 10–1BreakRapolu M. · Broke, stayed a break up
  2. Set 11–5Break backAkli A. · Broke back
  3. Set 11–6SetRapolu M. · Broke to take the set
  4. Set 25–5Break backRapolu M. · Broke back
  5. Set 25–7SetRapolu M. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowAkli A. broken 6 times · Rapolu M. broken twice.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Akli A.
4/10Rapolu M.
7/9
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchAkli A.Rapolu M.
EvenAkli A.Rapolu M.
Late momentumRapolu M.94
3Last 12 points9
7Last 3 games13
2/6Break points5/6

Break of serve

Match statistics

Akli A.Rapolu M.
Serve
  • 1Aces1
  • 5Double faults2
  • 40% · 4/10Service games held78% · 7/9
Return
  • 33%Break points won86%
  • 2Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsRapolu M. served 2 double faults, Akli A. 5. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Akli A.5Rapolu M.2

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Rapolu M. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Akli A.Rapolu M.1 635ELO1 6501 609Hard ELO1 6234–6Last 107–325Age23Career $203K2026 $77KEarningsCareer $61K2026 $20K

Match info

  • Started14:55 local

Cite this

Malaika Rapolu beat Ayana Akli 1-6 5-7. Umpiry, "Ayana Akli vs Malaika Rapolu — W50 Columbus Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-07/akli-vs-rapolu-w50-columbus-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 7 July 2026).