Belinda Bencic and Elena Rybakina will face off in the quarter of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.80
Belinda Bencic -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Elena Rybakina
This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Bencic won 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Tokyo back in July 2021.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 12, the Swiss reached the quarter after beating Maddison Inglis 5-7 6-1 6-0 and Tereza Martincova 6-2 7-65.
In the 3rd round, Belinda had a good straight sets win against Martincova (6-2 7-65). During the match, Bencic scored 71 points vs Martincova’s 62. Belinda was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 52% of her first serves in, winning 73% (24/33) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. Bencic broke Martincova 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (312-166). 22-8 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Bencic has a composed 151-79 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in in Tokyo where she overcame Marketa Vondrousova in the final 7-5 2-6 6-3.
The Swiss has a compiled 34-18 win-loss record in 2021, 22-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Chicago
Bencic has never competed in this tournament before.
Elena Rybakina
Ranked no. 17, Rybakina reached the quarter after defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 6-4 and Veronika Kudermetova 7-64 7-5.
In the 3rd round, Elena had a good straight sets win against Kudermetova (7-64 7-5). During the match Rybakina scored 89 points vs Kudermetova’s 77. Elena was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Rybakina managed to score 9 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elena Rybakina lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Rybakina put 44% of her first serves in, winning 79% (27/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Kudermetova 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was getting to the bronze in Tokyo.
Elena has a composed 32-20 win-loss record in 2021, 17-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 45 |
| Pts | 160-135 | 163-141 |
| Total Points | 295 | 304 |
| Winners | 53 | 54 |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% |
Both Bencic and Rybakina played 2 matches. At the moment, Belinda Bencic surrendered 1 set while Elena Rybakina hasn’t conceded a set so far. Bencic has played 1 set more than Rybakina (5 vs 4). Therefore, Bencic played 1 game more than Rybakina. The Swiss scored 53 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Elena scored 54 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 73/145 | 69/144 |
| %1st in | 50% | 48% |
| 1st pts | 53/73 | 54/69 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 29/72 | 39/75 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 52% |
Bencic managed to score 6 aces (3 per match). Rybakina managed to score 13 aces (6.5 per match). Bencic won 73% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Rybakina won 78% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 7 |
| Converted | 13/26 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 17 | 15 |
| Saved | 11 | 11 |
| % Saved | 65% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded. Elena broke her opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Rybakina conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | ||||
| R2 Inglis |
R3 Martincova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-1 6-0 | 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 21 | 46 | |
| pts | 89-73 | 71-62 | 160-135 | |
| Total points | 162 | 133 | 295 | |
| Winners | 29 | 24 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 34% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 40/81 | 33/64 | 73/145 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 52% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 29/40 | 24/33 | 53/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/41 | 15/31 | 29/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 34% | 48% | 40% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 9/18 | 4/8 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 4/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 67% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Rybakina | ||||
| R2 Sasnovich |
R3 Kudermetova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 25 | 45 | |
| pts | 74-64 | 89-77 | 163-141 | |
| Total points | 138 | 166 | 304 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 30% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 35/66 | 34/78 | 69/144 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 44% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 27/34 | 54/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 22/44 | 39/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 50% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/7 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 7/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 70% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
WLLWWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Chicago
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mai HontamaHontama – Shelby RogersRogers (6-4 6-71 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (w/o) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Jessica PegulaPegula (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-2 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mai HontamaHontama – Shelby RogersRogers (6-4 6-7(1) 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (w/o) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Ons JabeurJabeur (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mai HontamaHontama – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – H2H and prediction
