
Ashleigh Barty downs Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-0 6-3 in the final in Stuttgart on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Aryna Sabalenka Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Australian scored 92 points vs. Aryna’s 71.
Barty
Barty won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Sabalenka
On the other side, the Belarussian was battling in converting her break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Barty and Sabalenka is 4-3 for Ashleigh.
This was the 11th career title for Ashleigh. (see list of the title). Aryna remains with 9th titles. (see list of the title)
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Sabalenka snatched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).
Sabalenka converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Australian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 67 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Ashleigh (37-30). The Belarussian dropped 11 points on serve (23-11). On the losing side, Ashleigh conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
There was not much story in this set as the Australian conceded no games to the Belarussian before winning the set 6-0.
Ashleigh converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40). On the other side, Ashleigh didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 35 points. The Australian was the one to win the set after conquering 15 more points than Aryna (25-10). Ashleigh was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (12-3). On the other side, Sabalenka conceded 13 points on serve (7-13).
Barty conquered a commanding position in the outset to break in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Ashleigh to win the set because Aryna succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Australian maintained her cool to break Aryna in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
The Australian was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 5th game (3-2 15-40). On the other side, the Belarussian converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 61 points. Ashleigh conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Belarussian (37-24). Ashleigh dropped 13 points on serve (24-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Aryna conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
Ash Barty is the 1st reigning World No.1 to win @PorscheTennis since Justine Henin in 2007.
With titles at the Yarra Valley Classic, Miami, and Stuttgart, Barty will overtake Naomi Osaka atop the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. pic.twitter.com/eF5MdzyWj9
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) April 25, 2021





