Aryna Sabalenka vs Polina IatcenkoUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 3 September 2026 ·
hard
Arthur Ashe Stadium · 2nd on
#160WTA
1605ELO
1567Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10
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Sabalenka A.
vs
Iatcenko P.

Aryna Sabalenka faces Polina Iatcenko in the US Open round of 64 on hard. Aryna Sabalenka is the paper favourite — ranked #1, defending the title, a roughly 630-point hard Elo advantage — but Polina Iatcenko rides a 4-match win streak.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 15:50 UTC
Sabalenka A.96%
Iatcenko P.4%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Sabalenka A. heavily favoured

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

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
1 common opponents · Sabalenka A. 1–0 · Iatcenko P. 1–0 · small sample
Both won · different surfaces (Hard × Grass)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
10.0+635 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1567
10.0Overall Elo 2220
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1605
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.78 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.76 of last 10 on hard
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
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.

39 vs 30 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Iatcenko P.

Iatcenko P.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
88
69

Sabalenka A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Iatcenko P.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 78 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
21°COvercast
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 93%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw