Cori Gauff upsets Aryna Sabalenka 7-64 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington on Wednesday. Gauff will seek to keep on going in this event against Ons Jabeur in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

The American won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (5-6) game, Gauff broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that she won 7-4.

Certainly, a key moment was when Gauff won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 1-2 to 5-2. Nonetheless also Aryna won 4 consecutive games from 2-5 to 6-5

Tiebreak

The American won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Sabalenka won a minibreak in the 8th (3-5) point.

The American won the tiebreak 7-4 after she conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4

Gauff was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40). On the other side, Aryna converted 30% of her break points (3/10). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 2nd (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (3-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 83 points. It’s worth to point out that, Cori won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Sabalenka (40-43). The American surrendered 22 points on serve (25-22). On the losing side, Aryna conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

Sabalenka won the set after she broke Cori in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Cori tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nevertheless, the Belarussian refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.

Aryna converted 100% of her break points (2/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, the American was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 57 points. The Belarussian conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the American (32-25). The Belarussian conceded 13 points on serve (20-13). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

Gauff overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Sabalenka in the 1st

game (1-0). Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the American to win the set as Sabalenka managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Cori maintained her cool to break the Belarussian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Cori converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, the Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd

(0-1 30-40), the 3rd (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 65 points. Gauff was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than the Belarussian (35-30). Cori conceded 14 points on serve (18-14). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 17 points on serve (16-17).

Cori will add to her prize money $ 1,850 after winning this match. She has won already $ 5,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Cori will add $ 3,700 to her earnings to earn $ 8,700 in total.

Match Statistics

Gauff
Sabalenka
7-64 4-6 6-4
101
101
Total points
104
104
37
37
Winners
32
32
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
5
5
10
10
Double Faults
14
14
56%
56%
1st in
44%
44%
64%
64%
1st won
71%
71%
37/58
37/58
1st won
32/45
32/45
40%
40%
2nd won
42%
42%
18/45
18/45
2nd won
24/57
24/57
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
7/16
7/16
58%
58%
Won
44%
44%
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After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Sabalenka is 1-0 for Cori.

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There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Ons Jabeur since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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