QF Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Aryna Sabalenka #10 def. Elena Rybakina #19

6-4 4-6 6-3

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaElena Rybakina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.7%64.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.2%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%54.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.6%65.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.7%35.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.0%52.0%
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.
+7.9+8.7
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.
-8.7-7.9

* 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

FieldAryna SabalenkaElena Rybakina
Country BLR KAZ
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Jun 17, 1999
Age2221
Height182 cm184 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1019
Ranking points (entering)4,2202,696
Elo (entering)2,0241,897
Current career W-L416–144314–129
Current career earnings$50,422,999$29,818,052
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ons Jabeur #316-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2021R16
Ajla Tomljanovic #687-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Polona Hercog #497-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #226-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2021SF

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Kasatkina #726-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2021R16
Xiyu Wang #1236-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Lucrezia Stefanini #3946-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64