Ashleigh Barty gets the better of Azarenka with Sabalenka next. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Barty hustles Azarenka to fight against Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ashleigh Barty vs. Victoria Azarenka

Ashleigh Barty victorious over Victoria Azarenka 6-1 1-6 6-2 in the 4th round in Miami on Monday. Barty will play against Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes. The Australian won this tournament once in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Barty
Miami
Barty's Record

Barty was elated about the outcome of the contest. She commented:

“It’s just about staying in the fight. It’s about not relenting, not giving up regardless of whether you lose a set or you get a break, whatever it might be.

I’ve worked my backside off off the court to make sure that I feel like I’m good in physical condition to play tennis.”

Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Victoria Azarenka Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Barty
Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty
6-1 1-6 6-2
1h:52
Victoria Azarenka
85
85
Total points
77
77
35
35
Winners
28
28
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
67%
67%
1st in
64%
64%
65%
65%
1st won
54%
54%
35/54
35/54
1st won
28/52
28/52
41%
41%
2nd won
48%
48%
11/27
11/27
2nd won
14/29
14/29
-- Break Points --
5/12
5/12
Total
3/10
3/10
42%
42%
Won
30%
30%
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At the end of the match, Barty scored 85 points vs. the Belarussian’s 77.

Barty

The Australian won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points since she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Azarenka

On the other side, Victoria was not so effective in converting her break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Barty and Azarenka is 2-1 for Ashleigh.

Draw and next match H2H: Ashleigh Barty vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats

Barty will come up against Sabalenka in the quarter.

This will be the 6th time that Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 7-5 6-4 in the semifinal in Wuhan back in 2019.

Ashleigh Barty Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Ashleigh was far too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking Azarenka 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.

The Belarussian was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Barty was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Victoria was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 51 points. Ashleigh won 11 points more than Victoria (31-20). The Australian surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).

Sabalenka had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Barty in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Belarussian reinforced her lead after breaking Barty in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Azarenka won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Belarussian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 3rd game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Ashleigh was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 43 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than the Australian (28-15). Azarenka lost 8 points on serve (19-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Ashleigh conceded 9 points on serve (7-9).

Barty got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Sabalenka in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Ashleigh to win the set since Azarenka succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Ashleigh maintained her focus to break Victoria in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Victoria was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Ashleigh converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Belarussian converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A and 40-A).

They played 64 points. Ashleigh was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Victoria (37-27). Barty dropped 14 points on serve (19-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Victoria conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).

 

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