Aryna Sabalenka gets by Zheng in the round robin to set up a clash vs Paolini at the WTA Finals – RIYADH RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

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 5^th 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 3^rd round in Beijing back in 2023.

Live score progression and stats

Sabalenka won the set after she broke Qinwen in the 6^th (4-2) game. Zheng tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (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 6^th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3^rd 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).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Sabalenka clinched in the 9^th 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).

Tennis Scores in Riyadh

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

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