Aryna Sabalenka played a fantastic match against Madison Keys to win 6-2, 6-4 and set up a semifinal clash with Ons Jabeur. If Aryna wins the next match, she will snatch the world no. 1 ranking from Iga Swiatek. When asked if Sabalenka is more motivated by becoming world no. 1 or winning Wimbledon, she said both.
Aryna said, “To be honest, I want both! But I’m trying to focus on myself because I know if I start thinking about all this stuff, I’m going to lose my focus on court, my game. So I’m trying to focus on myself right now and make sure that every time I’m on the court, I bring my best tennis. Then later on, we’ll see if I’m ready to become world No. 1 or if I’m ready to play another final.”
Sabalenka in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWWWWWWL Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Aryna owns a 40-7 win-loss record in 2023. Aryna is competing in Wimbledon where she defeated the world no.82 Panna Udvardy 6-3 6-1, the world no.41 Varvara Gracheva 2-6 7-5 6-2, the world no.40 Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-3, the world no.22 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-0 and the world no.18 Madison Keys 6-2 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will come up against the world no.6 Ons Jabeur in the semifinal. Their actual record is 3-1 for Sabalenka.
Sabalenka conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Aryna got to the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) and in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
Sabalenka won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Jabeur in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWLWWLWW Now the world no.6, Jabeur has achieved a compiled 21-9 record in 2023. Ons is now playing in Wimbledon where she beat the world no.70 Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3, the world no.191 Zhuoxuan Bai 6-1 6-1, the world no.50 Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 3-6 6-3 6-4, the world no.9 Petra Kvitova 6-0 6-3 and the world no.3 Elena Rybakina 6-75 6-4 6-1.
Ons Jabeur will play the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal. Their head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka.
Ons clinched 1 title in 2023 in Charleston.
Ons won 4 titles in her career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur clashed against each other 4 times. Their actual record is 3-1 for Sabalenka. Previously, the last time they squared off, Aryna Sabalenka won 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 in the round robin in Fort Worth (WTA Finals) in October 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
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