Marie Bouzkova stuns Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Washington on Saturday. Bouzkova will play against Paula Badosa Gibert in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes.
Highlights Marie Bouzkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:12
At the end of the match, the Czech scored 88 points vs. Aryna’s 83.
Bouzkova
Marie won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.
Sabalenka
On the other side, the Belarussian was battling in converting her break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Bouzkova and Sabalenka is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Marie Bouzkova vs. Paula Badosa Gibert – stats
Bouzkova will square off with Badosa Gibert in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Marie Bouzkova and Paula Badosa Gibert fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Badosa Gibert (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Badosa Gibert won 7-5 7-5 in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Bouzkova had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, there was more to do for Bouzkova to win the set because Sabalenka managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Marie won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
Bouzkova converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 7th game (2-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 66 points. Bouzkova was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Sabalenka (35-31). Bouzkova surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, the Belarussian conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Belarussian clinched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
The Belarussian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 0th (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Aryna didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Bouzkova (29-23). Aryna was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Bouzkova conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
Bouzkova won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, The Czech broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.
Aryna was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.
The Czech converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Sabalenka converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 53 points. The Czech was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Aryna (30-23). The Czech lost 9 points on serve (12-9). on the other side of the court, Aryna conceded 18 points on serve (14-18).
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Caroline DolehideDolehide (6-3 6-3)
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-4 3-6 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-1) – H2H details and stats
