Tereza Valentova vs Aliaksandra SasnovichAthens Round of 16

Athens · WTA · Round of 16
#49WTA
1818ELO
1797Hard ELO
$549kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
19 yrs
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 16 July 2026 ·
hard
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Valentova T.
vs
Sasnovich A.

Tereza Valentova faces Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Athens round of 16 on hard. Tereza Valentova holds the paper edge — ranked #49, a roughly 100-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 23:20 UTC
Valentova T.70%
Sasnovich A.30%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Valentova T. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+99 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1697
5.9Overall Elo 1818
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1726
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.06 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.27 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

19 vs 31 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Valentova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Valentova T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Valentova T.Sasnovich A.
36
Serve
37
56
Return
35

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
100

Valentova T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sasnovich A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
35°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 26%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.