Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova will clash against each other in the quarter of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.33
Barbora Krejcikova -> 3.32
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Barbora Krejcikova
This will be the 3rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in at the U.S. Open back in 2021.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora Krejcikova – U.S. Open 07-September-2021
Aryna Sabalenka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56-14 | 38-7 | 15-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-14 | 35-9 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 20-15 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-18 | 24-11 | 13-3 | 1-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-10 | 14-7 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Aryna got to the quarter after beating Lauren Davis 6-0 6-1 and Jelena Ostapenko 2-6 6-1 6-1.
In the 3rd round against Ostapenko, Aryna recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-1). During the match, Sabalenka scored 82 points vs Ostapenko’s 62. Aryna was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sabalenka made 5 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 60% of her first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Aryna broke Ostapenko 6 times after converting 46% of her break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 61% of the points she played.
Sabalenka has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 66% of her matches (276-140). 13-0 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Sabalenka has a composed167-76 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4) and at the Australian Open where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Aryna has an aggregate 13-0 win-loss record in 2023, 13-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Barbora Krejcikova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 7-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 22-11 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-15 | 12-10 | 2-3 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-19 | 27-13 | 15-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, the Czech reached the quarter after beating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-2, Daria Kasatkina 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Barbora had a good straight sets win against Kvitova (6-3 6-2). During the match Krejcikova scored 60 points vs Kvitova’s 42. Barbora was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Krejcikova managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Barbora Krejcikova was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (24/32) of her 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The Czech broke Kvitova 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Barbora has an overall 8-4 win-loss record in 2023, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 67 |
| Pts | 137-89 | 236-206 |
| Total Points | 226 | 442 |
| Winners | 50 | 91 |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% |
Sabalenka played 2 matches while Krejcikova competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Aryna Sabalenka lost 1 set, while Barbora Krejcikova lost 1 set. Sabalenka has played 2 set(s) less than Krejcikova (5 vs 7). Therefore, Sabalenka played 32 games less than Krejcikova. The Belarussian scored 50 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Krejcikova blasted 91 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 65/106 | 127/203 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 91/127 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 20/41 | 32/76 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 42% |
Sabalenka fired 11 aces (5.5 per match). Krejcikova fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Sabalenka won 77% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Krejcikova won 72% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 14 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 14/32 |
| % Converted | 55% | 44% |
| Conceded | 5 | 17 |
| Saved | 2 | 9 |
| % Saved | 40% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 8 |
Aryna broke her opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Aryna dropped her serve 3 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded. Barbora broke her opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. Barbora conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sabalenka | ||||
| R2 Davis |
R3 Ostapenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 2-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 22 | 35 | |
| pts | 55-27 | 82-62 | 137-89 | |
| Total points | 82 | 144 | 226 | |
| Winners | 23 | 27 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 33% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 26/41 | 39/65 | 65/106 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 27/39 | 50/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 69% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 13/26 | 20/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 50% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 6/13 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 46% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Krejcikova | |||||
| R1 Begu |
R2 Kasatkina |
R3 Kvitova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 17 | 67 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 106-107 | 60-42 | 236-206 | |
| Total points | 127 | 213 | 102 | 442 | |
| Winners | 25 | 42 | 24 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 34/49 | 61/100 | 32/54 | 127/203 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 61% | 59% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 42/61 | 24/32 | 91/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 69% | 75% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 12/39 | 13/22 | 32/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 31% | 59% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/13 | 4/8 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 46% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/14 | 1/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Peter NagyNagy – Enrique Lopez-PerezLopez-Perez (6-2 5-7 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
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Upcoming matches in the draw
- Madison KeysKeys – Cori GauffGauff (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-2) – H2H and prediction
