Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari are leading the Nancy Richey group after defeating Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula on Monday in Fort Worth. Both players had to go through a rather tough match. Aryna had to recover from a set-down deficit before defeating Ons Jabeur 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 In a match that lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. Things were not easy also for Maria Sakkari who defeated home favorite Jessica Pegula 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in 2 hours and 11 minutes.
On Tuesday, it will be time for the players belonging to the Tracy Austin group to compete as follows.
5:00 pm – Iga Swiatek vs. Daria Kasatkina
7:00 pm – Coco Gauff Vs Caroline Garcia
Aryna Sabalenka in 2022
LLWWWWWWWL Ranked world no.7, the Belarussian played her last match on the 31st of October when she overcame world no.2 Ons Jabeur 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).
This year the Belarussian has a composed 31-20 win-loss record. Aryna Sabalenka’s best accomplishment of the present year was getting to the final in Stuttgart and Hertogenbosch.
Maria Sakkari in 2022
LLWWLWWLLL Ranked world no.5, Maria played her last match on the 31st of October when she overcame world no.3 Jessica Pegula 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).
During this season the Greek owns an overall 38-22 match record. Maria Sakkari’s best performance of the current year was reaching the final in St. Petersburg, Indian Wells, Parma and Guadalajara.
Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari fought against each other 6 times. Their actual head to head record is 4-2 for Sabalenka. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Maria Sakkari won 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3 in the round robin in Guadalajara (WTA Finals) in November 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Ons Jabeur in 2022
LLWWLWWLWW Now ranked no.2 (career-high), Ons played her last match on the 31st of October when she was defeated by world no.7 Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).
Currently, during this year Jabeur has a 46-16 match record. The Tunisian has won 2 titles in 2022 in Madrid and Berlin. Jabeur was the finalist in Charleston, in Rome, in Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open.
Jessica Pegula in 2022
LLLWLWWLWW Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Jessica played her last match on the 31st of October when she was overcome by world no.5 Maria Sakkari 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).
At the moment, during this season Jessica has a 42-19 win-loss record. Pegula has won 1 title in Guadalajara. The American was the runner-up in Madrid.
Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Jabeur. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Ons Jabeur won 7-5 0-6 6-2 in the final in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 7th of May 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari |
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