Elena Rybakina def. Aryna Sabalenka — Quarterfinal, Cincinnati Open 2025
WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA
Played15 Aug 2025
🇰🇿ranked WTA number 10 going into this drawWon
Elena Rybakina seeded 9 6 6
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this draw
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 1 4
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
Match stats
Serve
11
Aces
4
1
Double faults
1
56%
1st serve in
53%
81%
1st serve points won
65%
57%
2nd serve points won
55%
70%
Service points won
60%
5/5
Break points saved
2/5
Return
40%
Return points won
30%
3/5
Break points won
0/5
62
Total points won
45
Head to head
3–3 level
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
8–2
9–2
Last 30 days
3–0
By surface
14–5
Hard
15–2
9–3
Clay
18–3
5–3
Grass
7–2
By round
4–2
QF
7–1
1–3
SF
5–2
14–6
At WTA 1000s
24–3
How their matches go
38
Completed matches
45
50%
Won in straight sets
71%
21%
Won after losing a set
13%
16%
Lost after winning a set
7%
13%
Lost in straight sets
9%
9–9
Tiebreaks
16–0
8–6
Deciding sets
6–3
22/25
Won after winning set 1
35/37
5/13
Won after losing set 1
3/8
Serve and return, last 5 matches
52%
1st serve in
61%
73%
1st serve points won
69%
53%
2nd serve points won
47%
65%
Break points saved
68%
45%
Return points won
43%
38%
Break points won
47%
7.2
Aces a match
4.8
4.2
Double faults a match
2.8
Last 14 days
6
Matches
3
17
Sets
7
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elena Rybakina | Aryna Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸KeysNo. 8 | ||
| 🇺🇸KeysNo. 8 | WonCincinnati R16 | WonIndian Wells SF |
| 🇧🇪MertensNo. 22 | ||
| 🇧🇪MertensNo. 22 | WonCincinnati R32 | WonLondon R16WonMadrid R32WonStuttgart QF |
| 🇺🇦KostyukNo. 28 | ||
| 🇺🇦KostyukNo. 28 | WonCanada QF | WonRome R16WonMadrid QF |
| 🇩🇰TausonNo. 19 | ||
| 🇩🇰TausonNo. 19 | LostLondon R32 | LostDubai R16 |
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 3 | ||
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 3 | LostParis R16 | WonParis SF |
| 🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 26 | ||
| 🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 26 | WonParis R32 | LostStuttgart F |
| Total | ||
| Total | 6–5 | 10–3 |