R16 Cincinnati Open 2021

Paula Badosa #29 def. Elena Rybakina #19

6-2 7-6(5)

Paula Badosa defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2021 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaula BadosaElena Rybakina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.5%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
89.2%74.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.6%39.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
83.3%61.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.7%16.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.4%42.6%
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.
+26.7+4.7
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.
-4.7-26.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaula BadosaElena Rybakina
Country ESP KAZ
Birth dateNov 15, 1997Jun 17, 1999
Age2322
Height180 cm184 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2919
Ranking points (entering)2,1833,083
Elo (entering)1,9051,870
Current career W-L183–119319–130
Current career earnings$10,067,209$35,539,662
Pre-match H2H
Paula Badosa #29 0 – 1 Elena Rybakina #19

Path

Paula Badosa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #35-7 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Petra Martic #324-6 6-4 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64

Paula Badosa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #45-7 0-2 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2021QF

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #156-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Samantha Stosur #1876-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64