Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Iga Swiatek 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Fort Worth on Sunday. Sabalenka will clash against Caroline Garcia in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the Round Robin in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek WTA Finals – Fort Worth
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:07
At the end of the match, Aryna scored 83 points vs. the Pole’s 73.
Sabalenka
The Belarussian fired 12 aces and she committed 9 double faults. Aryna won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.
Swiatek
On the other side, Swiatek was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Swiatek is 2-4 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Caroline Garcia – stats
Sabalenka will play Garcia in the final.
This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Caroline Garcia fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Sabalenka and Garcia (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Garcia won 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Cincinnati back in August 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Sabalenka started the set in the best possible way after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set since the Pole managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Sabalenka maintained her focus to break the Pole in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
They contested 56 points. Sabalenka won 8 more points than Swiatek (32-24). Aryna lost 11 points on serve (16-11). In addition, on the other side, the Pole conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).
Sabalenka conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, that was not enough for the Pole to win the set because Aryna found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Iga kept her cool to break the Belarussian in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when the Pole won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the score from 0-0 to 4-0.
Iga was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (4-0 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Sabalenka was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th game (1-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 51 points. Iga was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Sabalenka (31-20). Swiatek dropped 10 points on serve (16-10). on the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
Sabalenka won the set after she broke Iga in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
The Pole was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Sabalenka converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Aryna didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 48 points. Sabalenka won 12 more points than Swiatek (30-18). Sabalenka surrendered 6 points on serve (16-6). On the losing side, Swiatek conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).
Tennis Scores in Fort Worth
- Caroline GarciaGarcia – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-2 2-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Caroline GarciaGarcia (2-2) – H2H details and stats
