Aryna Sabalenka outlasts Iga Swiatek 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the Round Robin in Guadalajara on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Sabalenka will seek to keep on going in this event against Maria Sakkari in the Round Robin. The epic lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes.

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Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek WTA Finals – Guadalajara

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Swiatek
2-6 6-2 7-5
2h:18
88
88
Total points
89
89
39
39
Winners
35
35
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
2
2
16
16
Double Faults
3
3
51%
51%
1st in
60%
60%
83%
83%
1st won
69%
69%
39/47
39/47
1st won
35/51
35/51
36%
36%
2nd won
50%
50%
16/45
16/45
2nd won
17/34
17/34
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
3/7
3/7
57%
57%
Won
43%
43%
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Sabalenka won this contest even if she scored less points than the Pole (88 vs. 89).

Sabalenka

Sabalenka served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (39/47) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 36% points (16/45) on her second serve. Aryna was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).

Swiatek

On the other side, Swiatek had some problems converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Swiatek is 1-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari – stats

Sabalenka will face Sakkari in the Round Robin.

This will be the 6th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Abu Dhabi back in January 2021.

Live score progression and stats

The Pole in this set played at a much higher level than Aryna and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the Belarussian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Aryna couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Swiatek was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Swiatek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 46 points. Iga conquered the set after winning 12 more points than the Belarussian (29-17). The Pole lost 6 points on serve (16-6). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

Aryna in this set was more solid than the Pole and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the Pole in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Iga was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Aryna converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th

game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, the Pole was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 55 points. Sabalenka won 7 points more than Swiatek (31-24). Sabalenka lost 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, Iga conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

Aryna won the set after she broke Swiatek in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Pole tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nevertheless, the Belarussian kept the situation under control to win the set 7-5.

They contested 75 points. The Belarussian won 9 points more than Swiatek (42-33). Sabalenka conceded 13 points on serve (26-13). on the other side of the net, Swiatek conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

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