Merciless Sabalenka thumps Pegula in the 3rd round of the Mutua Madrid Open. INTERVIEW – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka motors past Pegula to face Elise Mertens in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula

Aryna Sabalenka thumps Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-2 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Tuesday after playing a extraordinary match to play Elise Mertens in the quarter. The match lasted just 52 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2018 and 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Madrid
Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money € 24,322 after winning this match. She has won already € 58,370 after this win. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add € 48,320 to her earnings to get in total € 106,690 in total.

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Pegula
Aryna Sabalenka
6-1 6-2
0h:52
Jessica Pegula
55
55
Total points
32
32
24
24
Winners
14
14
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
2
2
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
61%
61%
1st in
61%
61%
86%
86%
1st won
56%
56%
24/28
24/28
1st won
14/25
14/25
50%
50%
2nd won
31%
31%
9/18
9/18
2nd won
5/16
5/16
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
0/1
0/1
80%
80%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Aryna scored 55 points vs. Jessica’s 32.

Sabalenka

The Belarussian served very well to win 86% of the points (24/28) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (9/18) on her second serve. Sabalenka was effective when converting 80% of the break points that she procured (4/5).

Pegula

On the other side, the American wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Pegula is 2-1 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Sabalenka will fight against Mertens in the quarter.

This will be the 7th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but Mertens has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 7-5 6-2 in the final in Linz back in 2020.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Aryna was too strong to drop only 1 game before breaking Pegula 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Pegula was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

The Belarussian was unerring 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, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

They contested 40 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than the American (27-13). Sabalenka dropped 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, Pegula conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).

The Belarussian in this set was much more effective than Pegula and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking Jessica in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The American was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Aryna converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Aryna didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the American (28-19). Aryna surrendered 7 points on serve (16-7). On the losing side, Pegula conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

 

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