Aryna Sabalenka downs Danielle Rose Collins 7-5 6-2 in the semifinal in Rome on Thursday. Sabalenka will face Iga Swiatek in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the semifinal in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
The Belarussian added to her prize money € 172,610 after winning this match. She has already won € 365,015 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add € 334,675 to her earnings to get in total € 699,690 in total.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Danielle Rose Collins Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:23
At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 67 points vs. Collins’s 53.
Sabalenka
Aryna was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).
Collins
On the other side, Danielle didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Collins is 6-0 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek – stats
Sabalenka will fight against Swiatek in the final.
This will be the 11th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 7-3 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Swiatek won 7-5 4-6 7-67 in the final in Madrid back in May 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Sabalenka won the set after she broke Collins in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Aryna managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 7-5.
The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.
Sabalenka converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They contested 80 points. Aryna won 6 points more than Collins (43-37). Aryna surrendered 16 points on serve (27-16). On the other side, Collins conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).
Sabalenka took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Danielle Rose Collins in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Aryna reinforced her lead after breaking Danielle in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Sabalenka converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 0th (2-0 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 40 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Collins (24-16). The Belarussian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Tennis Scores in Rome
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (7-5 6-2)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cori GauffGauff (6-4 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (7-3) – H2H details and stats
