Victoria Azarenka aces Sherif in the 3rd round to clash vs Sakkari at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS – ROME RESULTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka overcomes Sherif to take on Maria Sakkari in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Mayar Sherif

Victoria Azarenka conquers Mayar Sherif 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Rome on Sunday. Azarenka will square off with Maria Sakkari in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes. Her best result in this competition was reaching the final in 2013. Here you can see her history at this event.

Azarenka
Rome
Azarenka's Record

Azarenka added to her prize money € 22,045 after winning this match. She has already won € 52,480 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add € 46,680 to her earnings to get in total € 99,160 in total.

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Mayar Sherif Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Sherif
Victoria Azarenka
6-2 6-76 6-3
2h:54
Mayar Sherif
114
114
Total points
96
96
46
46
Winners
33
33
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
2
2
74%
74%
1st in
71%
71%
58%
58%
1st won
46%
46%
46/80
46/80
1st won
33/72
33/72
36%
36%
2nd won
37%
37%
10/28
10/28
2nd won
11/30
11/30
-- Break Points --
10/17
10/17
Total
7/10
7/10
59%
59%
Won
70%
70%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 114 points vs. Sherif’s 96.

Azarenka

Victoria didn’t lose the concentration in converting 59% of the break points that she conquered (10/17).

Sherif

On the other side, Sherif didn’t lose the concentration in converting 70% of the break points that she procured points (7/10). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Sherif is 1-0 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Maria Sakkari – stats

Azarenka will take on Sakkari in the 4th round.

This will be the 3rd time that Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sakkari play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Azarenka won 6-4 3-6 7-62 in the 3rd round in Montreal back in 2021.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Azarenka 6-2
AzarenkaSherif
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AzarenkaSherif
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
AzarenkaSherif
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
AzarenkaSherif
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
AzarenkaSherif
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
AzarenkaSherif
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaSherif
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
AzarenkaSherif
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
AzarenkaSherif
1
0
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

Azarenka overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Mayar Sherif in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Sherif managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 6th (2-4) game. The Belarussian kept her focus to break Sherif in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Mayar lost the 1st game (1-0) when she had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0.

Azarenka converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Sherif was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 40-A) and the 6th game (1-4 30-40).

They contested 60 points. The Belarussian was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Sherif (33-27). The Belarussian lost 15 points on serve (15-15). In addition, on the other side, Sherif conceded 18 points on serve (12-18).

2nd Set -
Sherif 7-6
SherifAzarenka
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
SherifAzarenka
7
6
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
5
3
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
7
6
SherifAzarenka
6
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
SherifAzarenka
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SherifAzarenka
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
SherifAzarenka
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SherifAzarenka
5
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SherifAzarenka
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SherifAzarenka
5
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SherifAzarenka
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SherifAzarenka
4
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SherifAzarenka
3
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SherifAzarenka
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Azarenka commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Mayar Sherif in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for the Egyptian to win the set since Azarenka succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4), in the 7th (2-5) and in the 9th (4-5) game. The Egyptian maintained her focus to break Azarenka in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (7-6).

Mayar failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 0.

Notwithstanding also the Belarussian won 4 consecutive games from 1-5 to 5-5

Sherif was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Victoria was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (0-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (0-4 15-40), the 7th (1-5 0-40) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 84 points. It’s worth to point out that, Mayar won this set even if she scored less points 10 than Victoria (37-47). The Egyptian lost 25 points on serve (20-25). on the other side of the court, Victoria conceded 17 points on serve (22-17).

3rd Set -
Azarenka 6-3
AzarenkaSherif
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AzarenkaSherif
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
AzarenkaSherif
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
AzarenkaSherif
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaSherif
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
AzarenkaSherif
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
AzarenkaSherif
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
AzarenkaSherif
2
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Azarenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Mayar Sherif in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set as the Egyptian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Victoria kept her cool to break Sherif in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Victoria converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Egyptian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40).

They contested 66 points. Victoria won 4 points more than Mayar (35-31). Victoria dropped 16 points on serve (16-16). On the losing side, the Egyptian conceded 19 points on serve (15-19).

1st
Azarenka
Sherif
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Azarenka
Sherif
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
1
5
1
4
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
3rd
Azarenka
Sherif
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 6-0)
  • Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Mayar SherifSherif (6-2 6-76 6-3)
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-3 6-3)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-4 6-2)
  • Maria SakkariSakkari – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (7-64 6-0)
  • Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Sofia KeninKenin (6-4 4-6 6-4)
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-4 5-7 6-1)
  • Qinwen ZhengZheng – Linda NoskovaNoskova (3-6 6-1 6-2)
  • Cori GauffGauff – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-1 0-6 6-3)
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-3 6-4)
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  • Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (5-7 6-4 6-4)
  • Naomi OsakaOsaka – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-3 6-3)
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