Unrelenting Aryna Sabalenka sweeps aside Samsonova in the quarter to play vs Swiatek at the Western & Southern Open. HIGHLIGHTS – CINCINNATI RESULTS

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka grounds Samsonova to play Iga Swiatek in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Liudmila Samsonova

Aryna Sabalenka vanquishes Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Cincinnati on Saturday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Iga Swiatek in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Cincinnati
Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Liudmila Samsonova Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Samsonova
Aryna Sabalenka
6-3 6-2
1h:19
Liudmila Samsonova
59
59
Total points
38
38
27
27
Winners
15
15
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
0
0
Double Faults
6
6
68%
68%
1st in
45%
45%
79%
79%
1st won
71%
71%
27/34
27/34
1st won
15/21
15/21
69%
69%
2nd won
42%
42%
11/16
11/16
2nd won
11/26
11/26
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/3
0/3
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 59 points vs. Ludmilla’s 38.

Sabalenka

The Belarussian served very well to win 79% of the points (27/34) behind her first serve, and she won 69% points (11/16) on her second serve. Sabalenka was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5).

Samsonova

On the other side, Samsonova wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Samsonova is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

Sabalenka will fight against Swiatek in the semifinal.

This will be the 12th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 8-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.

The last time that they played, Swiatek won 6-2 6-3 in the final in Rome back in May 2024.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sabalenka 6-3
SabalenkaSamsonova
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SabalenkaSamsonova
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaSamsonova
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaSamsonova
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaSamsonova
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Aryna snatched in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Sabalenka converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40), the 8th (5-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 40-A). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 63 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the Russian (36-27). Sabalenka lost 10 points on serve (22-10). On the losing side, Samsonova conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

2nd Set -
Sabalenka 6-2
SabalenkaSamsonova
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaSamsonova
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaSamsonova
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaSamsonova
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaSamsonova
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaSamsonova
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Sabalenka commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, there was more to do for Sabalenka to win the set as Samsonova managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game.

On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 34 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than the Russian (23-11). The Belarussian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 7 points on serve (9-7).

1st
Sabalenka
Samsonova
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Samsonova
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

  • Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-2)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 6-2)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (7-5 6-71 7-63)
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Mirra AndreevaAndreeva (4-6 6-3 7-5)

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