Aryna Sabalenka and Alison Riske will face off in the 2nd round of the Eastbourne International for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.23
Alison Riske -> 4.4
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Alison Riske
This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Alison Riske square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Sabalenka won 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the final in Wuhan back in 2019.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Alison Riske – Wuhan 28-September-2019
Aryna Sabalenka
Ranked no. 4 (career-high), Aryna got to the 2nd round after defeating Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Belarussian had a good straight sets win against Pera (6-3 6-4). During the match, Sabalenka scored 59 points vs Pera’s 49. Aryna was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sabalenka made 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Aryna Sabalenka was quite effective on serve to win 77% (30/39) of her 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Aryna broke Pera 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Sabalenka has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 66% of her matches (213-109). 1-1 on grass in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sabalenka has a composed17-12 match record in the last 6 years on grass.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2 and in in Madrid where she overcame Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
The Belarussian has an overall 28-9 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2018. See her history.
Alison Riske
Ranked no. 31, Alison got to the 2nd round after defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, Alison had a good straight sets win against Kudermetova (6-3 6-4). During the match Riske scored 72 points vs Kudermetova’s 62. The American was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Riske bagged 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Alison Riske lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Riske put 68% of her first serves in, winning 59% (27/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Alison broke Kudermetova 6 times after converting 46% of her break points (6/13).
Riske has an aggregate 2-4 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sabalenka | Riske |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 |
| Pts | 59-49 | 72-62 |
| Total Points | 108 | 134 |
| Winners | 30 | 27 |
| %Winners | 51% | 38% |
Both Sabalenka and Riske played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Sabalenka and Riske have played the same amount of sets 2. They also played the same amount of games (19). Aryna scored 30 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Riske made 27 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sabalenka | Riske |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 39/56 | 46/68 |
| %1st in | 70% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 27/46 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 59% |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 11/22 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 50% |
Sabalenka blasted 5 aces . Riske struck 3 aces . Sabalenka won 77% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Riske won 59% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sabalenka | Riske |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 6 |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 43% | 46% |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 |
| Saved | 3 | 5 |
| % Saved | 75% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Aryna broke her opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Belarussian dropped her serve once and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. Riske broke her opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sabalenka | |||
| R1 Pera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 59-49 | 59-49 | |
| Total points | 108 | 108 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 39/56 | 39/56 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 30/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 9/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Riske | |||
| R1 Kudermetova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 72-62 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 46/68 | 46/68 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/46 | 27/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 11/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Eastbourne
- Belinda BencicBencic – Petra MarticMartic (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Samantha StosurStosur (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Heather WatsonWatson (6-3 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Harriet DartDart (6-2 6-75 6-4) – See score progression
- Shelby RogersRogers – Kiki BertensBertens (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Elise MertensMertens (0-6 7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-1 6-76 6-4) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Christina MchaleMchale (6-4 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva (7-5 2-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (4-6 6-1 7-61) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (2-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Bernarda PeraPera (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Bernarda PeraPera (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Samantha StosurStosur (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Petra MarticMartic (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva (7-5 2-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Heather WatsonWatson (6-3 6-7(4) 7-5) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Elise MertensMertens (0-6 7-6(4) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Alison RiskeRiske (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Belinda BencicBencic (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Ons JabeurJabeur (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cori GauffGauff – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
