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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Donna Vekic

Aryna Sabalenka motors past Donna Vekic 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Melbourne on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to clash against Magda Linette in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 4th round in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Melbourne
Sabalenka's Record

Sabalenka added to her prize money $ 369,750 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 925,000 until now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add $ 700,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,625,000.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Donna Vekic Australian Open – Melbourne

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Vekic
81
81
Total points
67
67
31
31
Winners
23
23
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
35
35
Unforced
25
25
58%
58%
Ratio Unforced
42%
42%
5/6
5/6
Net Approaches
6/8
6/8
83%
83%
Perc
75%
75%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
4
4
9
9
Double Faults
13
13
56%
56%
1st in
50%
50%
70%
70%
1st won
66%
66%
31/44
31/44
1st won
23/35
23/35
35%
35%
2nd won
26%
26%
12/34
12/34
2nd won
9/35
9/35
189
189
Fastest serve
180
180
177
177
AVG 1st Serve
168
168
142
142
AVG 2nd Serve
150
150
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
2/14
2/14
38%
38%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 81 points vs. Vekic’s 67.

Sabalenka

Aryna won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities.

Vekic

On the other side, the Croatian was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 14%2/14). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Vekic is 2-5 for Donna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Magda Linette – stats

Sabalenka will play Linette in the semifinal.

This will be the 3rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Magda Linette play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sabalenka 6-3
SabalenkaVekic
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
5
3
15
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SabalenkaVekic
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
3
3
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaVekic
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
SabalenkaVekic
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaVekic
2
1
0
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaVekic
1
0
0
15
30
30
40
30

Aryna won the set after she broke Donna in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Vekic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, Sabalenka kept the situation under control to win the set 6-3.

They played 89 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 15 points more than Vekic (52-37). The Belarussian lost 21 points on serve (32-21). on the other side of the net, Donna conceded 20 points on serve (16-20).

2nd Set -
Sabalenka 6-2
SabalenkaVekic
6
2
0
15
0
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaVekic
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
SabalenkaVekic
5
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SabalenkaVekic
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
30
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
SabalenkaVekic
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaVekic
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

Sabalenka had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Donna Vekic in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Aryna to win the set as the Croatian managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Belarussian maintained her cool to break Vekic in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

They played 60 points. Aryna was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Vekic (35-25). Aryna surrendered 15 points on serve (14-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Donna conceded 21 points on serve (10-21).

1st
Sabalenka
Vekic
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Vekic
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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