Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Cincinnati on Sunday. Sabalenka will square off with Jessica Pegula in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. This will be her best result in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the semifinal in 2018, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Cincinnati
Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Swiatek
6-3 6-3
1h:47
75
75
Total points
58
58
22
22
Winners
27
27
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
52%
52%
1st in
57%
57%
67%
67%
1st won
68%
68%
22/33
22/33
1st won
27/40
27/40
53%
53%
2nd won
20%
20%
16/30
16/30
2nd won
6/30
6/30
-- Break Points --
5/15
5/15
Total
2/6
2/6
33%
33%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Aryna scored 75 points vs. the Pole’s 58.

Sabalenka

The Belarussian won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 33% (5/15) of the procured opportunities.

Swiatek

On the other side, Swiatek had some problems converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Swiatek is 4-8 for Iga.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula – stats

Sabalenka will come up against Pegula in the final.

This will be the 7th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula face off. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but Pegula has a winning record of 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Pegula won 6-4 6-3 in the R in Cancun back in 2023.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sabalenka 6-3
SabalenkaSwiatek
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaSwiatek
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaSwiatek
5
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaSwiatek
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaSwiatek
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaSwiatek
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaSwiatek
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Sabalenka had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Iga found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Aryna kept her cool to break the Pole in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

Aryna converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Swiatek was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40).

They contested 56 points. Aryna was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Iga (33-23). The Belarussian dropped 9 points on serve (18-9). In addition, on the other side, the Pole conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).

2nd Set -
Sabalenka 6-3
SabalenkaSwiatek
6
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaSwiatek
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaSwiatek
5
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SabalenkaSwiatek
4
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SabalenkaSwiatek
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaSwiatek
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

The Belarussian won the set after she broke Swiatek 3 times in the 3rd

(2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Iga tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. However, Aryna didn’t blink to win the set 6-3.

Aryna missed the opportunity to break the Pole in the 7th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Certainly, a key moment was when the Belarussian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

The Belarussian converted 25% of her break points (3/12). She had 12

break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-1 30-40), the 7th (5-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Iga converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 76 points. Aryna conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Pole (42-34). Aryna lost 16 points on serve (20-16). On the losing side, Iga conceded 22 points on serve (18-22).

1st
Sabalenka
Swiatek
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Swiatek
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-3 6-3)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (6-2 3-6 6-3)

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