Aryna Sabalenka wins against Rakhimova in the 2nd round to clash vs Azarenka or Wang at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. HIGHLIGHTS – WASHINGTON RESULTS

Aryna Sabalenka conquers Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Washington on Wednesday. Sabalenka will square off with Victoria Azarenka or Yafan Wang in the 3^rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 2^nd round in 2017. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Washington

Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kamilla Rakhimova Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka

Rakhimova

7-5 4-6 6-4
2h:46

114

114

Total points

110

110

41

41

Winners

43

43

36%

36%

Ratio Winners

39%

39%

-- Serve --

13

13

Aces

4

4

14

14

Double Faults

5

5

50%

50%

1st in

53%

53%

75%

75%

1st won

70%

70%

41/55

41/55

1st won

43/61

43/61

48%

48%

2nd won

46%

46%

26/54

26/54

2nd won

25/54

25/54

-- Break Points --

4/17

4/17

Total

3/12

3/12

24%

24%

Won

25%

25%

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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 114 points vs. the Russian’s 110.

Sabalenka

Aryna served pretty well to win 75% of the points (41/55) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 48% points (26/54) on her second serve. The Belarussian struck 13 aces and she committed 14 double faults. Sabalenka won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 24% (4/17) of the procured opportunities.

Rakhimova

On the other side, the Russian was battling in converting her break points (only 25% – 3/12). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Rakhimova is 2-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Victoria Azarenka or Yafan Wang – stats

Sabalenka will face either Victoria Azarenka or Yafan Wang in the 3^rd round. The head to head is 4-1 vs. Victoria Azarenka and 1-0 vs. Yafan Wang.

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• Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-1 6-7⁴ 6-4)
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (7-5 4-6 6-4)
• Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Peyton StearnsStearns (7-6⁶ 6-2)

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