Aryna Sabalenka conquers Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-4 in the Round Robin in Riyadh on Saturday. Sabalenka will face off with Jasmine Paolini in the Round Robin. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Riyadh
Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng WTA Finals – Riyadh

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Zheng
6-3 6-4
1h:24
60
60
Total points
49
49
31
31
Winners
23
23
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
8
8
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
61%
61%
1st in
51%
51%
94%
94%
1st won
82%
82%
31/33
31/33
1st won
23/28
23/28
48%
48%
2nd won
48%
48%
10/21
10/21
2nd won
13/27
13/27
-- Break Points --
2/4
2/4
Total
0/1
0/1
50%
50%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Aryna scored 60 points vs. Zheng’s 49.

Sabalenka

The Belarussian served pretty well to win 94% of the points (31/33) behind her first serve. However she won only 48% points (10/21) on her second serve. The Belarussian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (2/4).

Zheng

On the other side, Zheng wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Zheng is 5-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jasmine Paolini – stats

Sabalenka will face Paolini in the Round Robin.

This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Sabalenka and Paolini (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 6-4 7-64 in the 3rd round in Beijing back in 2023.

Live score progression and stats

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

Sabalenka won the set after she broke Qinwen in the 6th (4-2) game. Zheng tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. However, Aryna didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-3.

Sabalenka converted 100% of her break points (2/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They contested 61 points. Aryna won 7 more points than the Chinese (34-27). Aryna conceded 5 points on serve (21-5). on the other side of the court, Qinwen conceded 13 points on serve (22-13

).
2nd Set -
Sabalenka 6-4
SabalenkaZheng
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaZheng
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaZheng
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaZheng
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
SabalenkaZheng
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaZheng
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SabalenkaZheng
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaZheng
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SabalenkaZheng
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Sabalenka clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

They contested 49 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Sabalenka won just 3 more points than the Chinese (26-23). Sabalenka lost 8 points on serve (20-8). Regarding the other side of the net, the Chinese conceded 6 points on serve (15-6

).
1st
Sabalenka
Zheng
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Zheng
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

Tennis Scores in Riyadh

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Qinwen ZhengZheng (6-3 6-4)

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