Determined Cori Gauff survives Sabalenka in the 3rd round of the National Bank Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – TORONTO RESULTS

    NATIONAL BANK OPEN - TORONTO DRAW AND RESULTS. Gauff outlasts Sabalenka to face Simona Halep in the quarter

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka

    Cori Gauff outlasts Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in Toronto on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Gauff is going to play against Simona Halep in the quarter. The epic lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.

    Gauff
    Toronto
    Gauff's Record

    Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Aryna Sabalenka National Bank Open – Toronto

    Gauff’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Gauff
    Sabalenka
    Cori Gauff
    7-5 4-6 7-64
    3h:11
    Aryna Sabalenka
    131
    131
    Total points
    131
    131
    57
    57
    Winners
    50
    50
    44%
    44%
    Ratio Winners
    38%
    38%
    -- Serve --
    9
    9
    Aces
    7
    7
    15
    15
    Double Faults
    18
    18
    63%
    63%
    1st in
    52%
    52%
    70%
    70%
    1st won
    74%
    74%
    57/82
    57/82
    1st won
    50/68
    50/68
    41%
    41%
    2nd won
    43%
    43%
    20/49
    20/49
    2nd won
    27/63
    27/63
    -- Break Points --
    4/12
    4/12
    Total
    4/14
    4/14
    33%
    33%
    Won
    29%
    29%
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    Gauff won this contest even if she scored the same amount of points of the Belarussian (131 vs. 131).

    Gauff

    Gauff won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.

    Sabalenka

    On the other side, Sabalenka was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 29% – 4/14). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

    After this contest, the head to head between Gauff and Sabalenka is 3-1 for Cori.

    Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Simona Halep – stats

    Gauff will square off with Halep in the quarter.

    This will be the 4th time that Cori Gauff and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they locked horns, Halep won 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid back in May 2022.

    Cori Gauff Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American clinched in the 11th game (6-5) just before finally winning the set (7-5).

    Gauff converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, Sabalenka was unable to convert any of her 7 break points. She had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40).

    They contested 99 points. It’s worth to point out that, Cori won this set even if she scored less points 1 than Sabalenka (49-50). The American lost 20 points on serve (29-20). On the other side, Sabalenka conceded 20 points on serve (30-20).

    Gauff started the set strong after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, Aryna was not done to come back to break the American 3 times in the 4th (1-3), in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

    Cori was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-4 to 6-4.

    Aryna was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-3 30-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 75 points. Aryna was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Gauff (40-35). Sabalenka dropped 17 points on serve (20-17). On the losing side, Cori conceded 20 points on serve (18-20).

    Gauff had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Gauff succeeded in coming back to break the Belarussian in the 5th (2-3) game before winning the set at the breaker at 4.

    Tiebreak

    The American won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 8th (5-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Belarussian won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2) and 6th (3-3) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4

    Cori converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). In addition on the other side, Aryna converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 30-40) and the 4th game (3-1 40-A).

    They played 90 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 2 points more than Aryna (46-44). Gauff conceded 16 points on serve (28-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).

     

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