Aryna Sabalenka gets the better of Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. Aryna won this tournament twice in 2023 and 2024. Here you can see her history at this event.

Melbourne
Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money $ 800,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 1,900,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add $ 1,600,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 3,500,000 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa Australian Open – Melbourne

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Badosa
6-4 6-2
1h:26
68
68
Total points
53
53
24
24
Winners
25
25
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
21
21
Unforced
15
15
58%
58%
Ratio Unforced
42%
42%
8/10
8/10
Net Approaches
3/4
3/4
80%
80%
Perc
75%
75%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
63%
63%
1st in
53%
53%
77%
77%
1st won
66%
66%
24/31
24/31
1st won
25/38
25/38
61%
61%
2nd won
41%
41%
11/18
11/18
2nd won
14/34
14/34
189
189
Fastest serve
191
191
170
170
AVG 1st Serve
178
178
140
140
AVG 2nd Serve
149
149
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
1/1
1/1
44%
44%
Won
100%
100%
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After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Badosa is 6-2 for Aryna.

Live score progression and stats

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

Sabalenka had a great start in this set after breaking Paula Badosa in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Sabalenka found the way to come back to break Paula in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

Paula capitulated the 3rd game (1-2) when she was comfortably leading 40-0. A crucial moment of this set was when the Belarussian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-2 to 4-2.

The Belarussian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Badosa was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (2-1 15-40).

They contested 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Aryna won just 3 more points than Paula (37-34). Aryna lost 9 points on serve (17-9). On the other side, the Spaniard conceded 20 points on serve (25-20).

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

The Belarussian in this set played at a much higher level than Badosa and without many problems she won 6-2

after breaking the Spaniard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

An important stage of this set was when Aryna won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the game count from 1-1 to 5-1.

Aryna was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd

(1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 40-A). On the other side, Sabalenka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 42 points. The Belarussian won 14 points more than the Spaniard (28-14). Aryna surrendered 5 points on serve (18-5). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 10 points on serve (9-10).

1st
Sabalenka
Badosa
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Sabalenka
Badosa
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Sabalenka
Badosa
0-0

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

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