Odds
Player analysis
A. Sabalenka comes in with a 4–1 record over recent matches, with wins against quality opposition in the top 23 on average. Form is mixed — DS ranging from -0.5 to 17.5, with at least one match where A. Sabalenka was clearly outplayed. The serve has been a concern — averaging only 6.4/10, leaving A. Sabalenka vulnerable on second serve and facing frequent return pressure.
B. Krejcikova comes into this match in difficult form — 2 wins from the last 5. Matches have been close throughout — average DS of +2.7 with a downward trend. B. Krejcikova is winning on the scoreboard but not pulling away. The serve has been a concern — averaging only 6.0/10, leaving B. Krejcikova vulnerable on second serve and facing frequent return pressure.
Recent form
3W 2L last 5
| 15 Feb | Pavlyuchenkova | 4-6 4-6 | W |
| 19 Jan | Krejcikova | 6-2 3-6 3-6 | W |
| 13 Jan | Stearns | 6-4 1-6 7-6 | L |
| 8 Jan | Mertens | 5-7 6-1 7-5 | L |
| 6 Jan | Joint | 4-6 1-6 | W |
Clay court stats
Avg stats — last 5
Head to head
Career meetings between these two players (all tournaments), not only this event. The match at the top of the page is the current tournament fixture.
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTA Australian Open | Hard | Quarter-finals | Sabalenka | 2-6 3-6 | |
| WTA Stuttgart | Clay | 1/8-finals | Sabalenka | 2-6 3-6 | |
| WTA Miami | Hard | 1/8-finals | Sabalenka | 3-6 2-6 | |
| WTA Indian Wells | Hard | 1/8-finals | Sabalenka | 3-6 6-2 4-6 | |
| Dubai | Hard | Quarter-finals | Krejcikova | 2 - 1 | |
| US Open | Hard | Quarter-finals | Sabalenka | 1-6 4-6 |

