Sabalenka overcomes Vondrousova in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

    AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka tops Vondrousova to face Kaia Kanepi in the 4th round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marketa Vondrousova

    Aryna Sabalenka hustles Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Melbourne on Saturday. Sabalenka will seek to keep on going in this event against Kaia Kanepi in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

    Sabalenka
    Melbourne
    Sabalenka's Record

    Sabalenka added to her prize money $ 120,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 300,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add $ 300,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 600,000 in total.

    Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marketa Vondrousova Australian Open – Melbourne

    Sabalenka’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Sabalenka
    Vondrousova
    Aryna Sabalenka
    4-6 6-3 6-1
    1h:49
    Marketa Vondrousova
    93
    93
    Total points
    74
    74
    41
    41
    Winners
    32
    32
    44%
    44%
    Ratio Winners
    43%
    43%
    36
    36
    Unforced
    29
    29
    55%
    55%
    Ratio Unforced
    45%
    45%
    15/24
    15/24
    Net Approaches
    6/10
    6/10
    63%
    63%
    Perc
    60%
    60%
    -- Serve --
    1
    1
    Aces
    6
    6
    10
    10
    Double Faults
    5
    5
    65%
    65%
    1st in
    60%
    60%
    79%
    79%
    1st won
    62%
    62%
    41/52
    41/52
    1st won
    32/52
    32/52
    39%
    39%
    2nd won
    40%
    40%
    11/28
    11/28
    2nd won
    14/35
    14/35
    191
    191
    Fastest serve
    179
    179
    173
    173
    AVG 1st Serve
    164
    164
    154
    154
    AVG 2nd Serve
    141
    141
    -- Break Points --
    5/8
    5/8
    Total
    2/6
    2/6
    63%
    63%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    At the end of the match, Aryna scored 93 points vs. the Czech’s 74.

    Sabalenka

    Sabalenka served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (41/52) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 39% points (11/28) on her second serve. The Belarussian was well focused in converting 63% of the break points that she conquered (5/8).

    Vondrousova

    On the other side, Vondrousova wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

    After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Vondrousova is 3-2 for Aryna.

    Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kaia Kanepi – stats

    Sabalenka will compete against Kanepi in the 4th round.

    This will be the 2nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Kaia Kanepi fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kanepi (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they squared off, Kanepi won 6-1 2-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2021.

    Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Kanepi got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Marketa Vondrousova in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more to do for Marketa to win the set as Aryna found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. The Czech kept her focus to break the Belarussian in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

    Vondrousova was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Belarussian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 58 points. Vondrousova was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Aryna (31-27). The Czech dropped 12 points on serve (19-12). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

    Sabalenka started the set strong after breaking Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for the Belarussian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

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

    They played 55 points. The Belarussian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Marketa (33-22). Aryna conceded 8 points on serve (22-8). On the losing side, Vondrousova conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

    The Belarussian won the set after she broke Marketa 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

    Marketa was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.

    The Belarussian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). On the other side, Vondrousova wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

    They contested 54 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Vondrousova (33-21). Sabalenka surrendered 8 points on serve (15-8). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 18 points on serve (13-18).

     

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