Garbiñe Muguruza #16 def. Aryna Sabalenka #8

3-6 6-3 6-2

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGarbiñe MuguruzaAryna Sabalenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.5%56.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.5%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.7%34.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
+9.6-2.1
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.
+2.1-9.6

* 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

FieldGarbiñe MuguruzaAryna Sabalenka
Country ESP BLR
Birth dateOct 8, 1993May 5, 1998
Age2722
Height182 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)168
Ranking points (entering)3,4354,810
Elo (entering)2,0202,024
Current career W-L312–182416–144
Current career earnings$24,813,892$50,422,999
Pre-match H2H

Path

Garbiñe Muguruza's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iga Swiatek #156-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2021R16
Amanda Anisimova #326-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2021R32
Irina-Camelia Begu #736-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2021R64

Garbiñe Muguruza's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #186-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2021SF

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anett Kontaveit #246-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2021R16
Alizé Cornet #596-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2021R32