Aryna Sabalenka aces Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Sunday. The battle lasted exactly 2 hours. The Belarussian won this tournament twice in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money € 37,520 after conquering this match. She has already won € 90,445 after this win. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add € 75,225 to her earnings to get in total € 165,670 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Mertens
3-6 6-2 6-1
2h:00
86
86
Total points
67
67
29
29
Winners
18
18
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
27%
27%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
8
8
57%
57%
1st in
39%
39%
66%
66%
1st won
60%
60%
29/44
29/44
1st won
18/30
18/30
45%
45%
2nd won
35%
35%
15/33
15/33
2nd won
16/46
16/46
-- Break Points --
7/11
7/11
Total
4/8
4/8
64%
64%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Aryna scored 86 points vs. Mertens’s 67.

Sabalenka

Sabalenka didn’t lose the concentration in converting 64% of the break points that she conquered (7/11).

Mertens

On the other side, the Belgian didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (4/8). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Mertens is 10-2 for Aryna.

The Belarussian was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 58 points vs. ‘s 39 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mertens 6-3
MertensSabalenka
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MertensSabalenka
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensSabalenka
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
MertensSabalenka
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MertensSabalenka
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MertensSabalenka
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensSabalenka
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
MertensSabalenka
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MertensSabalenka
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
MertensSabalenka
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Sabalenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Mertens found the way to come back to break Sabalenka 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Mertens failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

An important stage of this set was when Mertens won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the score from 0-2 to 4-2.

They contested 58 points. The Belgian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Aryna (31-27). Mertens dropped 14 points on serve (15-14). On the losing side, Sabalenka conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

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

Sabalenka had a great start in this set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. However, that wasn’t sufficient for the Belarussian to win the set since Elise succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (1-5) game.

Sabalenka failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 40.

Certainly, a key moment was when Aryna won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Aryna converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd

(2-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (4-0 15-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Belgian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (0-5 40-A).

They contested 50 points. The Belarussian won 14 more points than Elise (32-18). Sabalenka conceded 7 points on serve (16-7). On the other side, Mertens conceded 16 points on serve (11-16).

3rd Set -
Sabalenka 6-1
SabalenkaMertens
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaMertens
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaMertens
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
SabalenkaMertens
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaMertens
3
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaMertens
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Sabalenka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0

. The Belarussian reinforced her lead after breaking Mertens in the 7th (6-1) game before conquering the set.

They played 47 points. Sabalenka won 9 points more than the Belgian (28-19). Sabalenka dropped 11 points on serve (16-11). On the losing side, Elise conceded 12 points on serve (8-12).

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

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  • Belinda BencicBencic – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-3 4-6 7-62)
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