SF US Open 2021

Leylah Fernandez #73 def. Aryna Sabalenka #2

7-6(3) 4-6 6-4

Leylah Fernandez defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 in the 2021 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLeylah FernandezAryna Sabalenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
610
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
28
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.8%68.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.8%70.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.8%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%39.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
+4.1+4.0
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.
-4.0-4.1

* 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

FieldLeylah FernandezAryna Sabalenka
Country CAN BLR
Birth dateSep 6, 2002May 5, 1998
Age1923
Height168 cm182 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)732
Ranking points (entering)1,0247,010
Elo (entering)1,7962,036
Current career W-L152–125416–145
Current career earnings$8,450,870$50,422,999
Pre-match H2H

Path

Leylah Fernandez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #56-3 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2021QF
Angelique Kerber #174-6 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2021R16
Naomi Osaka #35-7 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2021R32
Kaia Kanepi #707-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2021R64
Ana Konjuh #887-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2021R128

Leylah Fernandez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emma Raducanu #1504-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2021F

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Krejcikova #96-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2021QF
Elise Mertens #166-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2021R16
Danielle Collins #296-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2021R32
Tamara Zidansek #406-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2021R64
Nina Stojanovic #946-4 6-7(4) 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2021R128