Aryna Sabalenka victorious over Vandeweghe in the 2nd round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

Aryna Sabalenka defeats Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in San Jose on Wednesday. Sabalenka will play Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Sabalenka won the set after she broke Vandeweghe in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 6^th (5-1) game. Coco tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (5-2) game. Yet, the Belarussian refused to give way before winning the set 6-3.

Sabalenka failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 15.

A crucial moment of the match was when Aryna won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

2^nd set.

The Belarussian won the set after she broke the American in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. That break was crucial for the Belarussian to win the set since she didn’t drop her serve during the rest of the set.

At the end of the match, Aryna scored 64 points vs. the American’s 42 points.

Sabalenka served pretty well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 38% points (8/21) on her second serve. The Belarussian was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7). On the other side, Coco was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 17% of her break points (1/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Vandeweghe is 1-1.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Coco Vandeweghe Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic – San Jose

Next Match: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Carla Suarez Navarro – H2H and stats

Sabalenka will square off with Suarez Navarro in the quarter.

This will be the 3^rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Carla Suarez Navarro play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Sabalenka won 7-6² 2-6 6-2 in the 1^st round in Wuhan back in 2018.