Sabalenka survives 19 double faults to beat Wang in the 2nd round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka gets the better of Wang to square off with Marketa Vondrousova in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Xinyu Wang

Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Xinyu Wang 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday. Sabalenka will engage against Marketa Vondrousova in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 4th round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Melbourne
Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money $ 40,000 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 180,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add $ 120,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 300,000 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Xinyu Wang Australian Open – Melbourne

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Wang
Aryna Sabalenka
1-6 6-4 6-2
1h:55
Xinyu Wang
83
83
Total points
84
84
30
30
Winners
27
27
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
43
43
Unforced
27
27
61%
61%
Ratio Unforced
39%
39%
7/11
7/11
Net Approaches
6/11
6/11
64%
64%
Perc
55%
55%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
5
5
19
19
Double Faults
7
7
49%
49%
1st in
52%
52%
65%
65%
1st won
71%
71%
30/46
30/46
1st won
27/38
27/38
42%
42%
2nd won
37%
37%
20/48
20/48
2nd won
13/35
13/35
190
190
Fastest serve
180
180
170
170
AVG 1st Serve
159
159
157
157
AVG 2nd Serve
127
127
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
Total
5/10
5/10
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
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Aryna won this match even if she won less points than Wang (83 vs. 84).

Sabalenka

Sabalenka was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (5/10).

Wang

On the other side, the Chinese didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (5/10). However, that was not enough to win the match.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marketa Vondrousova – stats

Sabalenka will compete against Vondrousova in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Sabalenka and Vondrousova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round in Miami back in 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Vondrousova had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Xinyu Wang in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for Xin Yu to win the set since the Belarussian found the way to break back in the 6th (1-5) game. Wang maintained her focus to break Aryna in the 7th (6-1) game.

Xin Yu failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 15.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Xin Yu won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Xin Yu was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40), the 5th (4-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Belarussian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th game (0-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 51 points. Xin Yu was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Sabalenka (31-20). Wang lost 7 points on serve (9-7). On the losing side, Sabalenka conceded 22 points on serve (13-22).

Sabalenka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Xinyu Wang in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for the Belarussian to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

The Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). On the other side, the Chinese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They contested 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Belarussian won just 2 more points than Wang (35-33). Aryna dropped 12 points on serve (22-12). on the other side of the net, the Chinese conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).

Sabalenka was too good for the Chinese and finally she won 6-2. Wang broke the Belarussian 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. However, Aryna broke her opponent in the 4th (2-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to win the set (6-2).

Wang was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Sabalenka converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Wang converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 48 points. The Belarussian won 8 points more than Xin Yu (28-20). The Belarussian lost 10 points on serve (15-10). on the other side of the net, the Chinese conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

 

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