Aryna Sabalenka outlasts Iga Swiatek 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the Round Robin in Guadalajara on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Sabalenka will seek to keep on going in this event against Maria Sakkari in the Round Robin. The epic lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek WTA Finals – Guadalajara
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
Sabalenka won this contest even if she scored less points than the Pole (88 vs. 89).
Sabalenka
Sabalenka served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (39/47) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 36% points (16/45) on her second serve. Aryna was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).
Swiatek
On the other side, Swiatek had some problems converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Swiatek is 1-0 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari – stats
Sabalenka will face Sakkari in the Round Robin.
This will be the 6th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Abu Dhabi back in January 2021.
Live score progression and stats
The Pole in this set played at a much higher level than Aryna and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the Belarussian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Aryna couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Swiatek was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Swiatek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. Iga conquered the set after winning 12 more points than the Belarussian (29-17). The Pole lost 6 points on serve (16-6). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
Aryna in this set was more solid than the Pole and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the Pole in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Iga was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Aryna converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, the Pole was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 55 points. Sabalenka won 7 points more than Swiatek (31-24). Sabalenka lost 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, Iga conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
Aryna won the set after she broke Swiatek in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Pole tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nevertheless, the Belarussian kept the situation under control to win the set 7-5.
They contested 75 points. The Belarussian won 9 points more than Swiatek (42-33). Sabalenka conceded 13 points on serve (26-13). on the other side of the net, Swiatek conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).
Tennis Scores in Guadalajara
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (2-6 6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (2-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (6-4 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-4 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (4-6 6-2 7-66) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Maria SakkariSakkari (4-1) – H2H details and stats
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (2-2) – H2H details and stats