Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati on Thursday. Sabalenka will seek to keep on going in this event against Elina Svitolina in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 38 minutes. Her best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2018, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Sabalenka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:38
At the end of the match, Sabalenka scored 75 points vs. the Italian’s 58.
Sabalenka
Sabalenka served extremely well to win 89% of the points (34/38) behind her first serve. However she won only 48% points (11/23) on her second serve. The Belarussian won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 20% (2/10) of the procured opportunities.
Cocciaretto
On the other side, Elisabetta wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Cocciaretto is 1-0 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elina Svitolina – stats
Sabalenka will fight against Svitolina in the 3rd round.
This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 4-6 6-1 7-67 in the 4th round in Rome back in May 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Sabalenka conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Sabalenka lost a big opportunity to break the Italian in the 4th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Sabalenka converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 66 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Italian (37-29). Aryna surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). On the losing side, Elisabetta conceded 17 points on serve (24-17).
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Sabalenka conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).
The Belarussian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Cocciaretto was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 67 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the Italian (38-29). Aryna dropped 11 points on serve (25-11). In addition, on the other side, Elisabetta conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (7-5 6-0)
- Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (2-6 6-2 6-2)
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (7-62 6-3)
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Elena RybakinaRybakina (3-6 7-63 6-4)
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro (6-4 6-1)
- Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Magda LinetteLinette (7-610 6-1)
- Taylor TownsendTownsend – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-1 2-6 6-1)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-3 6-4)
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-3 6-2)
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Cori GauffGauff (6-4 2-6 6-4)
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (6-2 6-3)
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Lulu SunSun (6-3 7-5)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-0 6-78 6-2)
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