Aryna Sabalenka outlasts Elena Rybakina 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(6) in the quarter in Berlin on Friday after conquering a huge battle. Sabalenka will clash against Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2024. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Berlin
Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money € 26,355 after conquering this match. She has already won € 51,305 as of now in this competition. If she wins the next match, Sabalenka will add € 36,520 to her earnings to get in total € 87,825.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Berlin Ladies Open – Berlin

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Rybakina
7-66 3-6 7-66
2h:42
114
114
Total points
121
121
40
40
Winners
48
48
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
14
14
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
52%
52%
1st in
61%
61%
62%
62%
1st won
73%
73%
40/65
40/65
1st won
48/66
48/66
51%
51%
2nd won
42%
42%
31/61
31/61
2nd won
18/43
18/43
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
6/10
6/10
44%
44%
Won
60%
60%
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The Belarussian won this match even if she scored less points than the Kazakhstani (114 vs. 121).

Sabalenka

Sabalenka won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.

Rybakina

On the other side, Rybakina was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (6/10). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Sabalenka and Rybakina is 7-4 for Aryna.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marketa Vondrousova – stats

Sabalenka will come up against Vondrousova in the semifinal.

This will be the 8th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Vondrousova won 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in Stuttgart back in 2024.

Live score progression and stats

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

Sabalenka was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Elena Rybakina in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Elena managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Sabalenka maintained her focus to break Elena in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set (7-6).

Sabalenka converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Elena converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40).

They contested 87 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Belarussian won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Rybakina (42-45). Sabalenka conceded 17 points on serve (20-17). on the other side of the court, Elena conceded 22 points on serve (28-22).

2nd Set -
Rybakina 6-3
RybakinaSabalenka
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RybakinaSabalenka
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
RybakinaSabalenka
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RybakinaSabalenka
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
RybakinaSabalenka
3
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
RybakinaSabalenka
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
RybakinaSabalenka
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
RybakinaSabalenka
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
RybakinaSabalenka
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

Sabalenka conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Elena Rybakina in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Elena found the way to come back to break the Belarussian in the 7th (4-3) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

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

The Belarussian was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Rybakina was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Belarussian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 0th (0-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 66 points. Rybakina won 8 more points than the Belarussian (37-29). Rybakina dropped 14 points on serve (21-14). In addition, on the other side, Aryna conceded 16 points on serve (15-16

).
3rd Set -
Sabalenka 7-6
SabalenkaRybakina
7
6
S
0
1
R
1
1
R
1
2
S
2
2
S
2
3
R
2
4
R
2
5
S
2
6
S
3
6
R
4
6
R
5
6
S
6
6
S
7
6
R
8
6
SabalenkaRybakina
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaRybakina
5
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SabalenkaRybakina
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
SabalenkaRybakina
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SabalenkaRybakina
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SabalenkaRybakina
3
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaRybakina
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaRybakina
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SabalenkaRybakina
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SabalenkaRybakina
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SabalenkaRybakina
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Sabalenka won the set after she broke Rybakina in the 9th (5-4) game. Elena tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nevertheless, the Belarussian stayed solid to eventually clinch the set at the following breaker at 6.

The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 30.

Tiebreak

The Belarussian won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 11th (5-6), 12th (6-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the Kazakhstani won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (3-2) and 6th (4-2) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

The Belarussian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Aryna saved 5 set points when she was 2-5, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 and 5-6 down. On the other side, the Kazakhstani converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 82 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Sabalenka won just 2 more points than Rybakina (42-40). The Belarussian lost 21 points on serve (31-21). On the losing side, Rybakina conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

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

Tennis Scores in Berlin

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elena RybakinaRybakina (7-66 3-6 7-66)
  • Xinyu WangWang – Paula BadosaBadosa (6-1 ret.)
  • Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (6-1 6-1)
  • Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-4 6-1)

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