Stout Aryna Sabalenka survives Rybakina in the semifinal to set up a battle vs Swiatek. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka outlasts Rybakina to come up against Iga Swiatek in the final

Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina

Aryna Sabalenka outlasts Elena Rybakina 1-6 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Sabalenka will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Iga Swiatek in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. The Belarussian won this tournament twice in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Madrid
Sabalenka's Record

Aryna added to her prize money € 227,670 after conquering this match. She has already won € 512,260 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add € 450,965 to her earnings to get in total € 963,225 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Rybakina
95
95
Total points
99
99
43
43
Winners
46
46
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
9
9
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
64%
64%
1st in
61%
61%
77%
77%
1st won
71%
71%
43/56
43/56
1st won
46/65
46/65
50%
50%
2nd won
59%
59%
16/32
16/32
2nd won
24/41
24/41
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
4/10
4/10
38%
38%
Won
40%
40%
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The Belarussian won this match even if she won less points than Rybakina (95 vs. 99).

Sabalenka

The Belarussian served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (43/56) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (16/32) on her second serve. The Belarussian won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.

Rybakina

On the other side, Rybakina was struggling when converting her break points (only 40%4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Rybakina is 6-3 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

Sabalenka will play Swiatek in the final.

This will be the 10th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 6-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Cancun back in 2023.

Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

1st
Sabalenka
Rybakina
1-6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Sabalenka
Rybakina
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Sabalenka
Rybakina
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Madrid

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenkaElena RybakinaRybakina (1-6 7-5 7-65)
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatekMadison KeysKeys (6-1 6-3)

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