Aryna Sabalenka defeats Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday. Sabalenka will play Elise Mertens in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. Her best achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Aryna added to her prize money $ 110,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 325,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add $ 205,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 530,000 in total.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova U.S. Open – New York
Sabalenka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:40
At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 80 points vs. the Russian’s 65.
Sabalenka
Aryna won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.
Alexandrova
On the other side, Alexandrova was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Alexandrova is 4-3 for Aryna.
Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens – stats
Sabalenka will compete against Mertens in the 4th round.
This will be the 10th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in 2023.
Aryna was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 56 points vs. Mertens’s 36 points.
Live score progression and stats
Alexandrova in this set played at a much higher level than the Belarussian and without too much hustling she won 6-2 after breaking Sabalenka in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
The Belarussian was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Alexandrova was spot on in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Belarussian was flawless in converting all her break points in the 4th game (2-1 40-A and 40-A).
They played 52 points. Ekaterina conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Sabalenka (30-22). Alexandrova dropped 9 points on serve (20-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Sabalenka conceded 10 points on serve (13-10).
The Belarussian was too strong to drop barely 1 game before breaking Alexandrova 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.
Alexandrova was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Sabalenka converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 47 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Ekaterina (30-17). Aryna lost 8 points on serve (19-8). On the losing side, Alexandrova conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
Sabalenka had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for Sabalenka to win the set because Alexandrova managed to break back in the 6th (1-5) game.
Sabalenka failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 15.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Sabalenka won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
The Belarussian converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th game (0-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 45 points. Sabalenka won 9 points more than Alexandrova (27-18). The Belarussian surrendered 9 points on serve (13-9). on the other side of the court, Ekaterina conceded 14 points on serve (9-14).
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