Maria Sakkari aces Begu in the quarter to collide vs Sabalenka at the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Sakkari dispatches Begu to come up against Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

Maria Sakkari overcomes Irina-Camelia Begu 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Madrid on Tuesday. Sakkari will fight against Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 52 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sakkari
Madrid
Sakkari's Record

The Greek added to her prize money € 147,265 after conquering this match. She has already won € 308,790 till now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Maria will add € 271,210 to her earnings to get in total € 580,000.

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Irina-Camelia Begu Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sakkari
Begu
Maria Sakkari
6-73 6-4 6-2
2h:52
Irina-Camelia Begu
109
109
Total points
99
99
32
32
Winners
49
49
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
58%
58%
1st in
76%
76%
60%
60%
1st won
55%
55%
32/53
32/53
1st won
49/89
49/89
53%
53%
2nd won
39%
39%
20/38
20/38
2nd won
11/28
11/28
-- Break Points --
8/21
8/21
Total
5/10
5/10
38%
38%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Maria scored 109 points vs. Begu’s 99.

Sakkari

Maria won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 38% (8/21) of the procured opportunities.

Begu

On the other side, the Romanian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (5/10). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Sakkari and Begu is 3-1 for Maria.

Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats

Sakkari will square off with Sabalenka in the semifinal.

This will be the 9th time that Maria Sakkari and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Indian Wells back in March 2023.

Maria Sakkari Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Begu 7-6
BeguSakkari
7
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
BeguSakkari
7
6
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
BeguSakkari
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BeguSakkari
6
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BeguSakkari
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
BeguSakkari
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BeguSakkari
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BeguSakkari
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
BeguSakkari
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
BeguSakkari
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
BeguSakkari
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
BeguSakkari
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
BeguSakkari
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
BeguSakkari
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Begu won the set after she broke Maria 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Sakkari tried to stage a comeback breaking 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Notwithstanding, Begu maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-6.

Begu failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

Begu was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Maria was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-5 30-40), the 12th (5-6 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 103 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Irina-Camelia won just 1 point more than the Greek (52-51). Begu lost 30 points on serve (30-30). On the other side, Maria conceded 22 points on serve (21-22).

2nd Set -
Sakkari 6-4
SakkariBegu
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SakkariBegu
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SakkariBegu
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
SakkariBegu
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SakkariBegu
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SakkariBegu
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SakkariBegu
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SakkariBegu
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SakkariBegu
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SakkariBegu
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

Sakkari won the set after she broke the Romanian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Begu tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, Sakkari refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.

Sakkari failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 0.

The Greek was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Irina-Camelia converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 0-40).

They contested 50 points. This set was so close that, The Greek won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Sakkari surrendered 12 points on serve (14-12). on the other side of the court, Begu conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).

3rd Set -
Sakkari 6-2
SakkariBegu
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SakkariBegu
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SakkariBegu
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SakkariBegu
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
SakkariBegu
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SakkariBegu
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SakkariBegu
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

Sakkari in this set was too strong for Irina-Camelia and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking Irina-Camelia in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Sakkari converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Romanian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 55 points. Maria conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Begu (34-21). The Greek surrendered 8 points on serve (19-8). on the other side of the net, Begu conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

1st
Sakkari
Begu
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sakkari
Begu
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Sakkari
Begu
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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