Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova will face off in the quarter of the Australian Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.27
Barbora Krejcikova -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Barbora Krejcikova
This will be the 7th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Stuttgart back in 2023.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora Krejcikova – Stuttgart 19-April-2023
Aryna Sabalenka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56-14 | 38-7 | 15-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-14 | 35-9 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 20-15 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-18 | 24-11 | 13-3 | 1-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-10 | 14-7 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2, the Belarussian reached the quarter after beating Ella Seidel 6-0 6-1, Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2, Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-0 and Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-2.
In the 4th round, Sabalenka had a good straight sets win against Anisimova (6-3 6-2). During the match, Sabalenka scored 59 points vs Anisimova’s 39. The Belarussian was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sabalenka fired 6 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Aryna Sabalenka was very effective on serve to win 87% (27/31) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Aryna broke Anisimova 3 times after converting 50% of her break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 64% of the points she played.
Sabalenka has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 68% of her matches (326-155). 8-1 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Sabalenka has a composed197-86 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Aryna’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Brisbane.
The Belarussian has an aggregate 8-1 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Barbora Krejcikova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 7-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 22-11 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-15 | 12-10 | 2-3 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-19 | 27-13 | 15-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, Barbora reached the quarter after defeating Mai Hontama 2-6 6-4 6-3, Tamara Korpatsch 6-2 6-2, Storm Hunter 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Mirra Andreeva 4-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 4th round against Andreeva, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Krejcikova scored 92 points vs Andreeva’s 74. Krejcikova was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Krejcikova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 5 double faults. Barbora Krejcikova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Krejcikova put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (35/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Andreeva 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Krejcikova has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Barbora has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 101 |
| Pts | 231-130 | 365-308 |
| Total Points | 361 | 673 |
| Winners | 91 | 140 |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% |
Both Sabalenka and Krejcikova played 4 matches. At the moment, Barbora Krejcikova dropped 3 sets while Aryna Sabalenka hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Sabalenka has played 3 set(s) less than Krejcikova (8 vs 11). Therefore, Sabalenka played 42 games less than Krejcikova. The Belarussian scored 91 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech fired 140 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 112/181 | 209/329 |
| %1st in | 62% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 91/112 | 140/209 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 39/69 | 62/120 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 52% |
Sabalenka recorded 16 aces (4 per match). Krejcikova made 19 aces (4.8 per match). Sabalenka won 81% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Krejcikova won 67% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sabalenka | Krejcikova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 20 |
| Converted | 18/31 | 20/43 |
| % Converted | 58% | 47% |
| Conceded | 4 | 31 |
| Saved | 3 | 18 |
| % Saved | 75% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 13 |
The Belarussian broke her opponents 18 times with a 58% conversion rate. Sabalenka lost her serve once and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. Krejcikova broke her opponents 20 times with a 47% conversion rate. Barbora conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sabalenka | ||||||
| R1 Seidel |
R2 Fruhvirtova |
R3 Tsurenko |
R4 Anisimova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-0 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 59 | |
| pts | 56-26 | 62-41 | 54-24 | 59-39 | 231-130 | |
| Total points | 82 | 103 | 78 | 98 | 361 | |
| Winners | 24 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 34% | 35% | 46% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 30/44 | 26/48 | 25/39 | 31/50 | 112/181 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 54% | 64% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 21/26 | 19/25 | 27/31 | 91/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 81% | 76% | 87% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/14 | 13/22 | 8/14 | 11/19 | 39/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/6 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 18/31 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 67% | 60% | 50% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 100% | 100% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Krejcikova | ||||||
| R1 Hontama |
R2 Korpatsch |
R3 Sanders |
R4 Andreeva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 101 | |
| pts | 96-93 | 70-45 | 107-96 | 92-74 | 365-308 | |
| Total points | 189 | 115 | 203 | 166 | 673 | |
| Winners | 35 | 23 | 47 | 35 | 140 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 33% | 44% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 61/91 | 27/42 | 66/109 | 55/87 | 209/329 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 64% | 61% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 35/61 | 23/27 | 47/66 | 35/55 | 140/209 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 85% | 71% | 64% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/30 | 11/15 | 21/43 | 18/32 | 62/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 73% | 49% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 4/11 | 4/8 | 6/11 | 20/43 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 36% | 50% | 55% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 31 | |
| Saved | 6/12 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 5/9 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 63% | 56% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
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