Sabalenka conquers Stephens in the 2nd round of the San Diego Open. HIGHLIGHTS – SAN DIEGO RESULTS

SAN DIEGO OPEN - SAN DIEGO DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka defeats Stephens to come up against Donna Vekic in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sloane Stephens

Aryna Sabalenka tops Sloane Stephens 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in San Diego on Thursday. Sabalenka will try to keep the momentum against Donna Vekic in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 1 minute.

Sabalenka
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Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sloane Stephens San Diego Open – San Diego

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Stephens
Aryna Sabalenka
1-6 6-3 6-2
2h:01
Sloane Stephens
80
80
Total points
78
78
35
35
Winners
20
20
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
26%
26%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
65%
65%
1st in
60%
60%
63%
63%
1st won
47%
47%
35/56
35/56
1st won
20/43
20/43
33%
33%
2nd won
59%
59%
10/30
10/30
2nd won
17/29
17/29
-- Break Points --
6/11
6/11
Total
5/13
5/13
55%
55%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 80 points vs. Sloane’s 78.

Sabalenka

Sabalenka was well focused in converting 55% of the break points that she procured (6/11).

Stephens

On the other side, Sloane was not so effective in converting her break points (only 38% – 5/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Stephens is 3-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Donna Vekic – stats

Sabalenka will face Vekic in the quarter.

This will be the 6th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Donna Vekic clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Vekic won 6-4 3-6 7-63 in the 2nd round in Tokyo back in 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Sabalenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sloane Stephens in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that was not enough for Stephens to win the set since Sabalenka managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Sloane kept her focus to break Aryna in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

Aryna was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Stephens was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Sabalenka was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 0-40).

They contested 42 points. Stephens was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Aryna (27-15). Stephens dropped 5 points on serve (8-5). On the other side, Aryna conceded 19 points on serve (10-19).

Sabalenka came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Sloane Stephens in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that was not enough for the Belarussian to win the set because Sloane succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. Aryna maintained her cool to break Sloane in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Aryna converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Sloane converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 66 points. Sabalenka conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the American (35-31). Sabalenka dropped 14 points on serve (17-14). on the other side of the court, Sloane conceded 18 points on serve (17-18).

Aryna in this set was too good for Sloane and finally she won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

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

Aryna converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Stephens was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 48 points. The Belarussian conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Sloane (29-19). The Belarussian conceded 7 points on serve (17-7). On the other side, Stephens conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

 

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