Victoria Azarenka topples Ons Jabeur 7-69 6-2 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday. Azarenka will seek to keep on going in this event against Johanna Konta in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
Jabeur got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Azarenka in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Azarenka succeeded in coming back to break Ons 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 9.
Tiebreak
Azarenka won 6 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3), 14th (7-7), 19th (10-9) and 20th (11-9) point. On the other side, Ons won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 5th (3-2), 12th (6-6) and 13th (7-6) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9, 11-c
Azarenka was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A). Azarenka saved 2 set points when she was 6-7 and 7-8 down. On the other side, Ons converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40), the 6th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 107 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Belarussian won barely 1 point more than the Tunisian (54-53). Victoria conceded 30 points on serve (33-30). On the losing side, Ons conceded 21 points on serve (23-21).
Azarenka overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Jabeur in the 1st game (1-0). Azarenka extended her lead after breaking Jabeur in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Belarussian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ons wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (1-4 30-40).
They contested 49 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than Ons (30-19). Victoria surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). Regarding the other side of the net, the Tunisian conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Azarenka will add to her prize money $ 32,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 75,000 up to now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Azarenka will add $ 77,999 to her earnings to get in total $ 152,999.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, Azarenka scored 84 points vs. the Tunisian’s 72.
Victoria was effective when converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8). On the other side, Jabeur wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Jabeur is 1-0 for Victoria.
Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Ons Jabeur Western & Southern Open – New York
Azarenka’s Interview
Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Johanna Konta – stats
Azarenka will face Konta in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Johanna Konta play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Konta (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Konta won 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Montreal back in 2018.
Tennis Scores in New York
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Ons JabeurJabeur (7-69 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (4-6 6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Johanna KontaKonta – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Elise MertensMertens – Naomi OsakaOsaka (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Johanna KontaKonta – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (2-1) – H2H details and stats
