No. 3-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will face No. 105 Kamilla Rakhimova in the Citi Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, July 31.
Sabalenka was unable to finish her last competition, which ended in retirement, 1-5 against Anna Kalinskaya on June 22, 2024 in the quarterfinals at the Bett1open. Rakhimova is coming off a two-set victory in her most recent match on Tuesday in the Round of 32 over Katie Volynets (6-4, 6-3).
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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kamilla Rakhimova matchup stats
- Sabalenka has won one tournament this year on hard courts, with a match record of 10-3 on that surface.
- Sabalenka has 105 wins in 134 service games while playing on hard courts (a winning percentage of 78.4%), and 56 wins in 134 return games (41.8%).
- On hard courts this year, Sabalenka has won 46.5% of break points (53 out of 114, to rank 47th).
- Sabalenka was beaten in the quarterfinal of her previous tournament (the Bett1open) 1-5 (retired) by No. 17-ranked Kalinskaya on June 22.
- Rakhimova has put up a 7-7 record in eight tournaments on hard courts in 2024.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts, Rakhimova has won 65.3% of her games on serve, and 33.1% on return.
- Rakhimova is 63rd in break points won on hard courts, converting 46 of 99 (46.5%).
- In the Round of 32 of her last tournament (the Hungarian Grand Prix) on July 15, Rakhimova was beaten by No. 79-ranked Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova 6-3, 4-6, 0-6.
Sabalenka vs. Rakhimova futures odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 6:56 PM ET.
- Sabalenka Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +175
- Rakhimova Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +10000
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