Aryna Sabalenka defeats Blinkova in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Mertens or Camila Osorio Serrano at the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID RESULTS. Sabalenka bests Blinkova to come up against Elise Mertens or Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Aryna Sabalenka tops Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Friday. Sabalenka will clash against Elise Mertens or Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. Aryna won this tournament twice in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
Madrid
Sabalenka's Record

Aryna added to her prize money € 22,030 after winning this match. She has already won € 52,925 after this win. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add € 37,520 to her earnings to get in total € 90,445 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anna Blinkova Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Blinkova
Aryna Sabalenka
6-3 6-4
1h:37
Anna Blinkova
78
78
Total points
69
69
27
27
Winners
31
31
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
50%
50%
1st in
64%
64%
75%
75%
1st won
65%
65%
27/36
27/36
1st won
31/48
31/48
50%
50%
2nd won
41%
41%
18/36
18/36
2nd won
11/27
11/27
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
Total
1/7
1/7
43%
43%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, Sabalenka scored 78 points vs. Anna’s 69.

Sabalenka

Aryna served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (27/36) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (18/36) on her second serve. The Belarussian won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.

Blinkova

On the other side, Anna was struggling when converting her break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Blinkova is 4-0 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens or Maria Camila Osorio Serrano – stats

Sabalenka will compete against either Elise Mertens or Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in the 3rd round. The head to head is 9-2 vs. Elise Mertens and 2-0 vs. Maria Camila Osorio Serrano.Aryna Sabalenka Draw info

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

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