Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova will clash against each other in the semifinal of the WTA Finals for the 11^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.43
Amanda Anisimova -> 2.94

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Amanda Anisimova

This will be the 11^th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova fight against each other. The head to head is 6-4 for Anisimova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sabalenka won 6-3 7-6(3) in the final in at the U.S. Open back in September 2025.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova – U.S. Open 06-September-2025

Aryna Sabalenka

Currently world no. 1 Aryna reached the semifinal after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-1, Cori Gauff 7-6(5) 6-2 and Jessica Pegula 6-4 2-6 6-3.

In the previous match, Sabalenka had a good straight sets win against Gauff (7-6⁵ 6-2). During the match, Sabalenka scored 70 points vs Gauff’s 54. Sabalenka was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about the service games, Sabalenka struck 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 76% of her first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. The Belarussian broke Gauff 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Sabalenka has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points she played.

Sabalenka has a terrific win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 71% of her matches (436-179). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sabalenka has an aggregate 34-17 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Brisbane where she defeated Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2 and in Miami where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 6-2 and in Madrid where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-3 7-6(3) and at the U.S. Open where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Sabalenka has a compiled 62-11 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Riyadh

Amanda Anisimova

Ranked no. 4 (career-high), Amanda reached the semifinal after defeating Madison Keys 4-6 6-3 6-2, Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-1 and Iga Swiatek 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.

In the previous match against Swiatek, Anisimova recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7³ 6-4 6-2). During the match Anisimova scored 107 points vs Swiatek’s 103. Anisimova was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.

About the serving games, Anisimova bagged 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Amanda Anisimova was very effective on serve to win 72% (46/64) of her 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Amanda broke Swiatek 3 times after converting 25% of her break points (3/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Anisimova has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.

Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Doha where she overcame Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Beijing where she overcame Linda Noskova in the final 6-0 2-6 6-2.

The American has a composed 47-17 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Riyadh

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Sabalenka	Anisimova
Match played	3	2
Tot Set	7	6
Tot Games	64	58
Pts	222-189	191-175
Total Points	411	366
Winners	94	80
%Winners	42%	42%

Sabalenka played 3 matches while Anisimova competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Aryna Sabalenka conceded 1 set, while Amanda Anisimova conceded 2 sets. Sabalenka has played 1 set more than Anisimova (7 vs 6). Therefore, Sabalenka played 6 games more than Anisimova. The Belarussian scored 94 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Amanda made 80 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Sabalenka	Anisimova
Aces	18	5
Avg per match	6	2.5
1st in	143/204	112/181
%1st in	70%	62%
1st pts	94/143	80/112
%1st pts	66%	71%
2nd pts	34/61	37/69
%2nd pts	56%	54%

Sabalenka scored 18 aces (6 per match). Anisimova bagged 5 aces (2.5 per match). Sabalenka won 66% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Anisimova won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Sabalenka	Anisimova
Won	14	9
Converted	14/29	9/22
% Converted	48%	41%
Conceded	18	11
Saved	10	7
% Saved	56%	64%
Times Broken	8	4

Aryna broke her opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Aryna conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. Anisimova broke her opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Anisimova conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded.

Sabalenka
	Round Robin Gauff	Round Robin Pegula	Round Robin Paolini	Total
Score	7-65 6-2	6-4 2-6 6-3	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	2	3	2	7
Tot Games	21	27	16	64
pts	70-54	89-86	63-49	222-189
Total points	124	175	112	411
Winners	35	30	29	94
%Winners	50%	34%	46%	42%
SERVE
Aces	3	4	11	18
Double Faults	1	6	0	7
1st in	52/68	47/82	44/54	143/204
% 1st in	76%	57%	81%	70%
1st pts	35/52	30/47	29/44	94/143
% 1st pts	67%	64%	66%	66%
2nd pts	8/16	21/35	5/10	34/61
% 2nd pts	50%	60%	50%	56%
Breaks
Won	5	4	5	14
Converted	5/6	4/16	5/7	14/29
Converted %	83%	25%	71%	48%
Conceded	6	8	4	18
Saved	3/6	4/8	3/4	10
Saved %	50%	50%	75%	58%
Times Broken	3	4	1	8

Anisimova
	Round Robin Swiatek	Round Robin Keys	Round Robin Rybakina	Total
Score	6-73 6-4 6-2	4-6 6-3 6-2	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	3	3	2	8
Tot Games	31	27	16	74
pts	107-103	84-72	–	191-175
Total points	210	156	0	366
Winners	46	34		80
%Winners	43%	40%	0%	42%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	0	5
Double Faults	2	3		5
1st in	64/99	48/82	/	112/181
% 1st in	65%	59%	0%	62%
1st pts	46/64	34/48	/	80/112
% 1st pts	72%	71%	0%	71%
2nd pts	20/35	17/34	/	37/69
% 2nd pts	57%	50%	0%	54%
Breaks
Won	3	6		9
Converted	3/12	6/10	/	9/22
Converted %	25%	60%	0%	41%
Conceded	4	7		11
Saved	4/4	3/7	0/	7
Saved %	100%	43%	–	48%
Times Broken	0	4		4

Tennis Scores in Riyadh

• Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Mats MoraingMoraing – Igor SijslingSijsling (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Jessica PegulaPegula (2-3) – H2H and prediction
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (4-6) – H2H and prediction