Aryna Sabalenka breezes past Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Melbourne on Tuesday after playing a terrific match to fight against Cori Gauff in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. The Belarussian won this tournament once in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Sabalenka added to her prize money $ 390,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 990,000 till now in this event. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add $ 735,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,725,000.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Barbora Krejcikova Australian Open – Melbourne
Sabalenka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:11
At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 55 points vs. Barbora’s 34.
Sabalenka
The Belarussian was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that she procured (6/9).
Krejcikova
On the other side, Barbora was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Krejcikova is 6-1 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cori Gauff – stats
Sabalenka will face Gauff in the semifinal.
This will be the 7th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Gauff won 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in New York back in 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Sabalenka took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Barbora Krejcikova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Aryna found the way to come back to break the Czech 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Aryna won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Sabalenka converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Czech converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (1-4 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 40 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Barbora (26-14). The Belarussian conceded 6 points on serve (13-6). On the other side, the Czech conceded 13 points on serve (8-13).
The Belarussian won the set after she broke Krejcikova 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. The Czech tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. However, Aryna didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-3.
Aryna converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Barbora converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (1-4 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 42 points. Aryna was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Barbora (27-15). The Belarussian surrendered 8 points on serve (13-8). on the other side of the net, Krejcikova conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Marta KostyukKostyuk (7-66 6-73 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Qinwen ZhengZheng (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Cori GauffGauff – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (4-2) – H2H details and stats
