Victoria Azarenka topples Baptiste in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Wang at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. HIGHLIGHTS – WASHINGTON RESULTS

MUBADALA CITI DC OPEN - WASHINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka downs Baptiste to square off with Yafan Wang in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Hailey Baptiste

Victoria Azarenka bests Hailey Baptiste 7-6(6) 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Washington on Tuesday. Azarenka will engage against Yafan Wang in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Azarenka's Record

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Hailey Baptiste Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Baptiste
Victoria Azarenka
7-66 7-63
2h:23
Hailey Baptiste
87
87
Total points
88
88
41
41
Winners
35
35
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
6
6
3
3
Double Faults
8
8
61%
61%
1st in
56%
56%
71%
71%
1st won
78%
78%
41/58
41/58
1st won
35/45
35/45
46%
46%
2nd won
46%
46%
17/37
17/37
2nd won
16/35
16/35
-- Break Points --
2/4
2/4
Total
2/8
2/8
50%
50%
Won
25%
25%
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Victoria won this encounter even if she scored less points than Hailey (87 vs. 88).

Azarenka

Azarenka was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (2/4).

Baptiste

On the other side, Hailey was battling in converting her break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Azarenka and Baptiste is 2-0 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Yafan Wang – stats

Azarenka will compete against Wang in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Yafan Wang since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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AzarenkaBaptiste
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A
0
0
B
0
0

Victoria clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Victoria broke back in the 7th (3-4) game to win the set 7-6.

Victoria was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40). On the other side, Baptiste converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 97 points. It’s worth to point out that, Victoria won this set even if she scored less points 3 than the American (47-50). Azarenka lost 21 points on serve (30-21). On the losing side, Baptiste conceded 17 points on serve (29-17).

2nd Set -
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0
0
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The Belarussian won the set after she broke the American in the 4th (3-1) game. Hailey tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, Azarenka didn’t blink to eventually clinch the set at the following breaker at 3.

Tiebreak

Azarenka won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (2-3), 6th (3-3), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Hailey won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1) and 4th (3-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Azarenka converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Baptiste converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 78 points. This set was so close that, Azarenka won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Azarenka lost 14 points on serve (22-14). on the other side of the net, Baptiste conceded 17 points on serve (25-17).

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

Tennis Scores in Washington

  • Taylor TownsendTownsend – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-2 6-2)
  • Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (7-66 7-63)
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Mccartney KesslerKessler (6-4 4-6 6-2)
  • Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-4 6-3)
  • Peyton StearnsStearns – Clervie NgounoueNgounoue (6-3 7-63)
  • Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Sofia KeninKenin (6-1 7-66)
  • Robin MontgomeryMontgomery – Shelby RogersRogers (7-5 6-3)
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-3 4-6 6-4)
  • Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 3-6 6-4)
  • Caroline DolehideDolehide – Lesya TsurenkoTsurenko (6-1 3-6 6-4)
  • Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Sloane StephensStephens (6-3 7-5)
  • Yafan WangWang – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (5-7 6-3 6-0)

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