Aryna Sabalenka outlasts Elena Rybakina 1-6 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Sabalenka will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Iga Swiatek in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. The Belarussian won this tournament twice in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Aryna added to her prize money € 227,670 after conquering this match. She has already won € 512,260 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add € 450,965 to her earnings to get in total € 963,225 in total.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:17
The Belarussian won this match even if she won less points than Rybakina (95 vs. 99).
Sabalenka
The Belarussian served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (43/56) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (16/32) on her second serve. The Belarussian won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Rybakina
On the other side, Rybakina was struggling when converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Rybakina is 6-3 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek – stats
Sabalenka will play Swiatek in the final.
This will be the 10th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 6-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Cancun back in 2023.
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-6 7-5 7-65)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Madison KeysKeys (6-1 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-3) – H2H details and stats
