Aryna Sabalenka topples Mayar Sherif 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Madrid on Tuesday. Sabalenka will clash against Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours. Aryna won this tournament once in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Belarussian added to her prize money € 147,265 after winning this match. She has already won € 308,790 as of now in this competition. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add € 271,210 to her earnings to get in total € 580,000.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Mayar Sherif Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Sabalenka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 81 points vs. Sherif’s 70.
Sabalenka
Sabalenka was effective when converting 67% of the break points that she procured (6/9).
Sherif
On the other side, Sherif wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Sherif is 1-0 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu – stats
Sabalenka will take on either Maria Sakkari or Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinal. The head to head is 5-3 vs. Maria Sakkari and 1-1 vs. Irina-Camelia Begu.
Aryna was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 55 points vs. Sakkari’s 32 points.
Live score progression and stats
Sabalenka conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Mayar Sherif in the 1st game (1-0). Mayar reinforced her lead after breaking the Belarussian in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
Mayar was perfect in converting all her break points in the 0th (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40), the 7th (5-1 40-A) and the 9th game (6-1 40-A). On the other side, Sherif didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 64 points. Mayar was the winner of the set after clinching 16 points more than the Belarussian (40-24). Mayar was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, the Belarussian conceded 24 points on serve (21-24).
Sabalenka played at a much higher level than Mayar and without struggling too much she won 6-2. Mayar broke Sabalenka in the 3rd (2-1) game. However, the Belarussian broke her opponent in the 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (2-6) game, but that didn’t stop her to conquer the set (6-2).
The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.
Sherif was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Aryna was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (1-2 0-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Mayar converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A).
They contested 50 points. Sabalenka conquered the set after winning 18 points more than Sherif (34-16). Aryna conceded 11 points on serve (17-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Egyptian conceded 17 points on serve (5-17).
Sabalenka started the set strong after breaking Mayar Sherif in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. However, that was not enough for the Belarussian to win the set as the Egyptian succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (1-5) game.
A defining moment of this set was when Sabalenka won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
Sabalenka converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 37 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Egyptian (23-14). The Belarussian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). on the other side of the court, Sherif conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Mayar SherifSherif (2-6 6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
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