Aryna Sabalenka prevails over Mccartney Kessler 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday. Sabalenka will try to keep the momentum against Lucia Bronzetti in the 3rd round. Her best result in this competition was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Mccartney Kessler BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Kessler
7-64 6-3
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After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Kessler is 1-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Lucia Bronzetti – stats

Sabalenka will take on Bronzetti in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Lucia Bronzetti play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sabalenka won 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York back in 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sabalenka 7-6
SabalenkaKessler
7
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SabalenkaKessler
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
4
2
4
3
5
3
6
3
6
4
SabalenkaKessler
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaKessler
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SabalenkaKessler
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaKessler
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaKessler
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SabalenkaKessler
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaKessler
3
3
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaKessler
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaKessler
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaKessler
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaKessler
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaKessler
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Aryna won the set after she broke Kessler .

Sabalenka was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 14th game (7-5 15-40). On the other side, Sabalenka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 82 points. The Belarussian won 10 more points than Mccartney (46-36). Aryna surrendered 8 points on serve (31-8). on the other side of the court, Mccartney conceded 15 points on serve (28-15).

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

Sabalenka was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Mccartney Kessler in the 2nd game (2-0). That break turned to be decisive for the Belarussian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

Aryna was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 50 points. Sabalenka conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Kessler (27-23). The Belarussian conceded 8 points on serve (16-8). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).

1st
Sabalenka
Kessler
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Kessler
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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  • Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Iva JovicJovic (7-63 1-6 6-3)
  • Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Sofia KeninKenin (3-6 7-5 6-4)
  • Cori GauffGauff – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-4 3-6 7-64)
  • Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Alycia ParksParks (6-1 6-1)
  • Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Caty McNallyMcNally (7-68 6-4)
  • Jaqueline CristianCristian – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (5-7 7-65 6-3)
  • Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Magdalena FrechFrech (6-3 7-5)
  • Donna VekicVekic – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (6-3 6-3)
  • Sonay KartalKartal – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-2 6-1)
  • Maria SakkariSakkari – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (6-0 6-3)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Mccartney KesslerKessler (7-64 6-3)
  • Elise MertensMertens – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (6-4 7-5)
  • Belinda BencicBencic – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (6-4 6-73 6-1)
  • Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (7-5 6-2)
  • Qinwen ZhengZheng – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-3 6-4)
  • Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-2 6-2)
  • Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-3 6-1)
  • Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-4 6-3)
  • Elena RybakinaRybakina – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 6-3)
  • Lulu SunSun – Linda NoskovaNoskova (6-1 6-4)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Magda LinetteLinette (6-4 6-2)
  • Xinyu WangWang – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-4 6-4)
  • Katie BoulterBoulter – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (6-72 6-3 6-0)
  • Caroline DolehideDolehide – Eva Lys
    Lys (7-63 6-4)
  • Marta KostyukKostyuk – Robin MontgomeryMontgomery (6-1 6-3)
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (7-5 6-4)
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-2 6-0)
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (5-7 6-2 6-4)
  • Clara TausonTauson – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (7-63 7-5)
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-1 6-78 6-3)

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