Aryna Sabalenka dispatches Sherif at the quarter to set up a clash vs Sakkari or Begu. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MADRID RESULTS

Aryna Sabalenka topples Mayar Sherif 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Madrid on Tuesday. Sabalenka will clash against Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours. Aryna won this tournament once in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Madrid

Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money € 147,265 after winning this match. She has already won € 308,790 as of now in this competition. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add € 271,210 to her earnings to get in total € 580,000.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Mayar Sherif Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka

Sherif

2-6 6-2 6-1
2h:00

81

81

Total points

70

70

33

33

Winners

26

26

41%

41%

Ratio Winners

37%

37%

-- Serve --

2

2

Aces

4

4

8

8

Double Faults

2

2

54%

54%

1st in

84%

84%

69%

69%

1st won

50%

50%

33/48

33/48

1st won

26/52

26/52

41%

41%

2nd won

50%

50%

17/41

17/41

2nd won

5/10

5/10

-- Break Points --

6/9

6/9

Total

4/9

4/9

67%

67%

Won

44%

44%

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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 81 points vs. Sherif’s 70.

Sabalenka

Sabalenka was effective when converting 67% of the break points that she procured (6/9).

Sherif

On the other side, Sherif wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Sherif is 1-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu – stats

Sabalenka will take on either Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal. The head to head is 5-3 vs. Maria Sakkari and 1-1 vs. Irina-Camelia Begu.

Aryna was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 55 points vs. Sakkari’s 32 points.

Live score progression and stats

Sabalenka conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Mayar Sherif in the 1^st game (1-0). Mayar reinforced her lead after breaking the Belarussian in the 5^th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

Mayar was perfect in converting all her break points in the 0^th (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3^rd (2-0 40-A), the 5^th (3-1 15-40), the 7^th (5-1 40-A) and the 9^th game (6-1 40-A). On the other side, Sherif didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 64 points. Mayar was the winner of the set after clinching 16 points more than the Belarussian (40-24). Mayar was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 24 points on serve (21-24).

Sabalenka played at a much higher level than Mayar and without struggling too much she won 6-2. Mayar broke Sabalenka in the 3^rd (2-1) game. However, the Belarussian broke her opponent in the 3 times in the 4^th (2-2), in the 6^th (2-4) and in the 8^th (2-6) game, but that didn’t stop her to conquer the set (6-2).

The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.

Sherif was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Aryna was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1^st (0-0 0-40), the 4^th (1-2 0-40), the 6^th (3-2 40-A) and the 8^th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Mayar converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5^th game (2-2 40-A).

They contested 50 points. Sabalenka conquered the set after winning 18 points more than Sherif (34-16). Aryna conceded 11 points on serve (17-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Egyptian conceded 17 points on serve (5-17).

Sabalenka started the set strong after breaking Mayar Sherif in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. However, that was not enough for the Belarussian to win the set as the Egyptian succeeded in breaking back in the 6^th (1-5) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Sabalenka won 4 consecutive games in the 3^rd set so as to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Sabalenka converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 4^th game (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 37 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Egyptian (23-14). The Belarussian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). on the other side of the court, Sherif conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

Tennis Scores in Madrid

• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Mayar SherifSherif (2-6 6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression

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