Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina will play each other in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.36
Elena Rybakina -> 3.20
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina
This will be the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Rybakina won 5-4 ret. in the 3rd round in Wuhan back in 2019.
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 2, Simona got to the 3rd round after defeating Ons Jabeur 1-6 6-2 7-67, Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-2 6-2 and Jennifer Brady 6-2 6-0.
In the semifinal, Halep had a good straight sets win against Brady (6-2 6-0). During the match Halep scored 61 points vs Brady’s 35. Simona was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Halep scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Simona Halep was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (22/29) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Simona broke Brady 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Halep has dropped 2 set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.
Halep has a a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 72% of her matches (1148-442). 9-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Halep has a 374-160 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Halep’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Dubai.
Simona has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2020, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
Halep lost in the quarter 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Belinda Bencic.
Elena Rybakina
Ranked no. 19 (career high), the Kazakhstani got to the 3rd round after beating Sofia Kenin 6-72 6-3 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-3, Karolina Pliskova 7-61 6-3 and Petra Martic 7-65 7-62.
In the semifinal, Elena had a good straight sets win against Martic (7-65 7-62). During the match Rybakina scored 99 points vs Martic’s 97. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Rybakina blasted 6 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elena Rybakina lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Rybakina put 59% of her first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Martic 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Rybakina has a fantastic record in the last 6 years having won 72% of her matches (256-102). 15-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Rybakina has a 140-63 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Hobart where she defeated Shuai Zhang in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.
The Kazakhstani has a 19-3 win-loss record in 2020, 15-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai
The Kazakhstani didn’t play in Dubai in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 97 |
| Pts | 232-192 | 354-310 |
| Total Points | 424 | 664 |
| Winners | 84 | 133 |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% |
Halep played 3 matches while Rybakina competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Simona Halep conceded 2 sets, while Elena Rybakina dropper 1 set. Halep has played 1 sets less than Rybakina (8 vs 9). Therefore, Halep played 30 games less than Rybakina. Halep scored 84 winners (36% on total points). On the other side, Rybakina blasted 133 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 133/207 | 193/345 |
| %1st in | 64% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 84/133 | 133/193 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 42/74 | 83/152 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
Halep blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Rybakina blasted 28 aces (7 per match). Halep won 63% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Rybakina won 69% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halep | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 14 |
| Converted | 16/25 | 14/34 |
| % Converted | 64% | 41% |
| Conceded | 13 | 34 |
| Saved | 5 | 27 |
| % Saved | 38% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 7 |
The Romanian broke her opponents 16 times with 64% conversion rate. The Romanian conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 38% of the break points that she conceded. The Kazakhstani broke her opponents 14 times with 41% conversion rate. Elena conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 79% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | |||||
| R2 Jabeur |
1/4 Sabalenka |
1/2 Brady |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-2 7-67 | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 25 | 14 | 67 | |
| pts | 95-92 | 76-65 | 61-35 | 232-192 | |
| Total points | 187 | 141 | 96 | 424 | |
| Winners | 33 | 29 | 22 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 50/69 | 29/48 | 133/207 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 72% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/54 | 29/50 | 22/29 | 84/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 58% | 76% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 13/19 | 11/19 | 42/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 68% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/8 | 5/8 | 16/25 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 75% | 63% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 0% | 100% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 167 | |
| Rybakina | ||||||
| R1 Kenin |
R2 Siniakova |
1/4 Pliskova |
1/2 Martic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-72 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-61 6-3 | 7-65 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 97 | |
| pts | 102-94 | 64-44 | 89-75 | 99-97 | 354-310 | |
| Total points | 196 | 108 | 164 | 196 | 664 | |
| Winners | 35 | 25 | 36 | 37 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 40% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 54/94 | 36/56 | 45/96 | 58/99 | 193/345 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 64% | 47% | 59% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 35/54 | 25/36 | 36/45 | 37/58 | 133/193 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 69% | 80% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/40 | 10/20 | 24/51 | 23/41 | 83/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 50% | 47% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/7 | 2/8 | 3/9 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 71% | 25% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 34 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 6/8 | 9/10 | 8/11 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 90% | 73% | 106% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 75 | |
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