Elena Rybakina #7 def. Sofia Kenin #56

6-2 7-6(2)

Elena Rybakina defeated Sofia Kenin 6-2 7-6(2) in the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts on February 20, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaSofia Kenin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
170
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%77.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.1%61.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.2%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.9%44.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.6+0.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.9-12.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaSofia Kenin
Country KAZ USA
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Nov 14, 1998
Age2526
Height184 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)756
Ranking points (entering)4,1531,013
Elo (entering)2,0701,843
Current career W-L315–130175–155
Current career earnings$35,354,162$12,801,532
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina #7 2 – 0 Sofia Kenin #56

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paula Badosa #104-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 2025R16
Moyuka Uchijima #626-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2025R32

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mirra Andreeva #144-6 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2025SF

Sofia Kenin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jasmine Paolini #46-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 2025R16
Marta Kostyuk #215-7 7-6(7) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2025R32
Donna Vekic #197-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2025R64