Aryna Sabalenka defeats Donna Vekic 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in San Jose on Sunday. Sabalenka will seek to keep on going in this event against in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Sabalenka was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Vekic in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Sabalenka to win the set since Donna succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Sabalenka maintained her focus to break Donna in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game.
2nd set.
Sabalenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Vekic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Vekic found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Belarussian kept her cool to break Vekic in the 6th (4-2) game before managing to win the set (6-3).
After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Vekic is 1-2 for Donna.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Donna Vekic Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic – San Jose
Sabalenka’s Interview
“The strategy was to just go out and fight for each point, to try and put more balls in than her. She’s a great player. She doesn’t have bad parts of her game. Everything is really good from her, so it was just about fighting and showing your best.”
