In the Western & Southern Open Round of 32 on Thursday, we have a matchup featuring No. 4-ranked Elena Rybakina versus No. 26 Leylah Annie Fernandez. Rybakina carries -303 odds to beat Fernandez (+225).

Fernandez heads into the Round of 32 after her three-set win on Wednesday over Yue Yuan (3-6, 6-4, 6-3) in the Round of 64.

Rybakina’s last match on July 11, 2024 was a three-set loss to Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 in the semifinals at Wimbledon.

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Fernandez vs. Rybakina match information

• Tournament: The Western & Southern Open
• Round: Round of 32
• Date: Thursday, August 15
• Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Fernandez stats

• Fernandez has played 21.4 games per match in her 55 matches over the past 12 months (across all court types).
• In her 33 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fernandez has played an average of 20.9 games.
• Over the past year, Fernandez has won 39.0% of her return games and 69.1% of her service games.
• Fernandez has won 38.9% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 68.5% of her service games.
• Fernandez has won 38.3% of her return games over her last 10 tournaments, and 70.0% of her service games.
• Fernandez is 90th in break points won on all surfaces over the past 12 months, converting 216 of 475 (45.5%).
• Fernandez has converted 44.1% of her break-point chances (98 of 222) over her last 10 tournaments.

Rybakina stats

• Rybakina has played 62 matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 21.1 games per match and winning 58.1% of those games.
• Rybakina has played 40 matches on hard courts in the past year, and has averaged 21.1 games per match and 10.0 games per set while winning 57.2% of games.
• Rybakina is 518-for-662 in service games (for a winning percentage of 78.2%) and 242-for-645 in return games (37.5%) on all surfaces.
• Rybakina has 334 wins in 428 service games on hard courts (78.0%), and 149 wins in 416 return games (35.8%).
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Rybakina has won 78.0% of her service games and 37.6% of her return games.
• Rybakina ranks 84th in break point winning percentage in the past year, at 43.3% after going 235-for-543.
• Including all surfaces, Rybakina has converted 167 of 393 break points (42.5%) over her last 10 tournaments.

Head-to-head matchups

• Fernandez and Rybakina have met once in the last two years, in the Qatar Total Open 2021 quarterfinals, and Rybakina won 6-4, 6-2.
• Rybakina and Fernandez have played two sets against one another, with Rybakina taking two of them.
• Rybakina has taken 12 games against Fernandez (66.7%), compared to Fernandez’s six.
• In one match between Fernandez and Rybakina, they are averaging 18.0 games and 2.0 sets per match.