Aryna Sabalenka topples Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Linz on Tuesday. Sabalenka will play against Stefanie Voegele in the 2nd round.
Live score progression and stats
Aryna won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Belarussian broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.
Jasmine couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Aryna converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Italian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A).
They contested 60 points. Aryna conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Paolini (33-27). Sabalenka lost 12 points on serve (21-12). On the losing side, the Italian conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).
The Belarussian won the set after she broke Jasmine in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Jasmine tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. However, Aryna didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-4.
Aryna converted 16% of her break points (2/12). She had 12 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Paolini converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 85 points. Aryna won 7 points more than the Italian (46-39). The Belarussian surrendered 11 points on serve (21-11). On the losing side, the Italian conceded 25 points on serve (28-25).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Aryna scored 79 points vs. Jasmine’s 66.
Sabalenka blasted 11 aces and she committed 4 double faults. Sabalenka won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points after she converted only 25% (4/16) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Paolini was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Paolini is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Stefanie Voegele – stats
Sabalenka will play Voegele in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Stefanie Voegele play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Lugano back in 2018.
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