SF Australian Open 2025

Aryna Sabalenka #1 def. Paula Badosa #12

6-4 6-2

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 in the 2025 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts on January 23, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaPaula Badosa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.3%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.4%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.1%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.4%54.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.8%28.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+14.6-2.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.7-14.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAryna SabalenkaPaula Badosa
Country BLR ESP
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Nov 15, 1997
Age2627
Height182 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)9,6562,958
Elo (entering)2,2132,027
Current career W-L416–145178–116
Current career earnings$53,222,999$10,015,703
Pre-match H2H
Aryna Sabalenka #1 5 2 Paula Badosa #12

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #326-2 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2025QF
Mirra Andreeva #156-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2025R16
Clara Tauson #427-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2025R32
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro #546-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2025R64
Sloane Stephens #846-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2025R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #143-6 6-2 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2025F

Paula Badosa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #37-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2025QF
Olga Danilovic #556-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2025R16
Marta Kostyuk #186-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2025R32
Talia Gibson #1506-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2025R64
Xinyu Wang #376-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2025R128