SF Madrid Open 2023

Aryna Sabalenka #2 def. Maria Sakkari #9

6-4 6-1

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in the 2023 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaMaria Sakkari
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.5%46.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%32.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.4%48.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.7%35.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+7.7-8.5
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.
+8.4-7.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAryna SabalenkaMaria Sakkari
Country BLR GRE
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Jul 25, 1995
Age2527
Height182 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)6,8913,191
Elo (entering)2,1041,965
Current career W-L416–144266–211
Current career earnings$50,422,999$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mayar Sherif #592-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2023QF
Mirra Andreeva #1946-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2023R16
Camila Osorio #1156-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2023R32
Sorana Cirstea #446-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2023R64

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iga Swiatek #16-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2023F

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irina-Camelia Begu #356-7(3) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2023QF
Paula Badosa #426-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2023R16
Rebeka Masarova #743-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2023R32
Arantxa Rus #1076-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2023R64