Aryna Sabalenka is having a fantastic season. The 23-year-old from Belorussia has recently won the prestigious WTA1000 in Madrid also to reach a world number 4 career-high. Aryna Sabalenka has a respectable 25-6 win-loss record in 2021 and has no intentions to stop.
Sabalenka will face new American sensation Cori Gauff in the third round. With Simona Halep out of the competitions in Rome, Aryna will become the new world number 3 if she wins the tournament in Italy. In that case, Sabalenka will have 6,905 points that will be enough for her to overtake Simona Halep that will be stuck with 6,520 points.
Sabalenka in Rome, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.4 (career-high), Sabalenka has achieved a composed 25-6 match record in 2021. Sabalenka is competing in Rome where she beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5 6-1.
Aryna Sabalenka will face the world no.35 Cori Gauff in the 3rd round on Thursday at 10:00 am on Pietrangeli. Their current record is 1-1.
The Belarussian has won 2 titles in 2021 in Abu Dhabi and in Madrid. Aryna reached the final in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
The Belarussian won 10 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Gauff in Rome, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.35 (career-high), Cori has managed to achieve a composed 16-8 win-loss record in 2021. Cori is now having a run in Rome where she overcame Yulia Putintseva 7-5 4-6 6-4 and Maria Sakkari 6-1 1-6 6-1.
Cori Gauff will compete against the world no.4 Aryna Sabalenka in the 3rd round on Thursday at 10:00 am on Pietrangeli. Their actual head to head record is 1-1.
Aryna Sabalenka and Cori Gauff faced off just on 2 occasions. Their current record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they played each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 1-6 7-5 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Ostrava (J&T Banka Ostrava Open) in October 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
