Sabalenka downs Kontaveit in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS – STUTTGART RESULTS

    PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX - STUTTGART DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka beats Kontaveit to fight against Simona Halep in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anett Kontaveit

    Aryna Sabalenka aces the 2019 runner-up Anett Kontaveit 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the quarter in Stuttgart on Friday. Sabalenka is going to play against Simona Halep in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.

    Sabalenka
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    Sabalenka's Record

    Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anett Kontaveit Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Sabalenka
    Kontaveit
    Aryna Sabalenka
    7-5 4-6 6-1
    2h:28
    Anett Kontaveit
    116
    116
    Total points
    106
    106
    53
    53
    Winners
    38
    38
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Winners
    36%
    36%
    -- Serve --
    7
    7
    Aces
    4
    4
    8
    8
    Double Faults
    3
    3
    60%
    60%
    1st in
    55%
    55%
    71%
    71%
    1st won
    70%
    70%
    53/75
    53/75
    1st won
    38/54
    38/54
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    41%
    41%
    21/49
    21/49
    2nd won
    18/44
    18/44
    -- Break Points --
    5/10
    5/10
    Total
    3/18
    3/18
    50%
    50%
    Won
    17%
    17%
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    At the end of the match, Aryna scored 116 points vs. Anett’s 106.

    Sabalenka

    Sabalenka was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10).

    Kontaveit

    On the other side, the Estonian had a tough time converting her break points (only 17% – 3/18). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

    After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Kontaveit is 4-0 for Aryna.

    Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Simona Halep – stats

    Sabalenka will fight against Halep in the semifinal.

    This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

    The last time that they locked horns, Halep won 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai back in 2020.

    Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

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    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Aryna conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

    The Belarussian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, Kontaveit 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 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

    They contested 79 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Kontaveit (42-37). Aryna dropped 13 points on serve (28-13). In addition, on the other side, the Estonian conceded 14 points on serve (24-14).

    Halep started the set strong after breaking Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, there was more to do for Kontaveit to win the set since Aryna succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game.

    An important stage of this set was when the Estonian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

    Anett lost 14 points on serve (24-14). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 23 points on serve (27-23).

    Halep enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0). However, Aryna succeeded in coming back to break Kontaveit 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

    Kontaveit was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

    Aryna converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Anett converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 48 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the Estonian (30-18). The Belarussian dropped 11 points on serve (17-11). In addition, on the other side, Kontaveit conceded 13 points on serve (7-13).

     

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