Sabalenka wins against Zhang in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS – CINCINNATI RESULTS

    WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka downs Zhang to square off with Caroline Garcia in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Shuai Zhang

    Aryna Sabalenka gets the better of Shuai Zhang 6-4 7-6(1) in the quarter in Cincinnati on Friday. Sabalenka will engage against Caroline Garcia in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this competition. Here you can see her history at this event.

    Sabalenka
    Cincinnati
    Sabalenka's Record

    Sabalenka added to her prize money $ 67,560 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 125,000 up to now in this event. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add $ 117,800 to her earnings to get in total $ 242,800.

    Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Shuai Zhang Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Sabalenka
    Zhang
    Aryna Sabalenka
    6-4 7-61
    1h:49
    Shuai Zhang
    93
    93
    Total points
    79
    79
    38
    38
    Winners
    31
    31
    41%
    41%
    Ratio Winners
    39%
    39%
    -- Serve --
    7
    7
    Aces
    3
    3
    12
    12
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    59%
    59%
    1st in
    76%
    76%
    69%
    69%
    1st won
    52%
    52%
    38/55
    38/55
    1st won
    31/60
    31/60
    29%
    29%
    2nd won
    21%
    21%
    11/38
    11/38
    2nd won
    4/19
    4/19
    -- Break Points --
    6/12
    6/12
    Total
    5/11
    5/11
    50%
    50%
    Won
    45%
    45%
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    At the end of the match, Sabalenka scored 93 points vs. Zhang’s 79.

    Sabalenka

    Sabalenka was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (6/12).

    Zhang

    On the other side, the Chinese was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

    After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Zhang is 4-1 for Aryna.

    Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Caroline Garcia – stats

    Sabalenka will take on Garcia in the semifinal.

    This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Caroline Garcia square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

    The last time that they played, Garcia won 6-4 6-4 in the R in Zhuhai back in 2018.

    Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    The Belarussian won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Aryna broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

    Aryna converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Shuai converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

    They contested 82 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Shuai (43-39). The Belarussian conceded 18 points on serve (24-18). on the other side of the court, the Chinese conceded 19 points on serve (21-19).

    Sabalenka conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Shuai Zhang in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Sabalenka was not done to come back to break Zhang 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 1.

    Tiebreak

    Sabalenka won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 6th (5-1), 7th (6-1) and 8th (7-1) point. On the other side, the Chinese won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.

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

    The Belarussian converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Shuai converted 50% of her break points (4/8). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 90 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the Chinese (50-40). Aryna lost 26 points on serve (24-26). On the other side, Shuai conceded 26 points on serve (14-26).

     

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