SF Abu Dhabi Open 2021

Aryna Sabalenka #10 def. Maria Sakkari #22

6-3 6-2

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-2 in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaMaria Sakkari
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.4%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.8%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.8%26.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.8%46.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.0%22.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
65.3%34.7%
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.
+21.1-10.7
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.
+10.7-21.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 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
Age2225
Height182 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1022
Ranking points (entering)4,2202,405
Elo (entering)2,0341,940
Current career W-L415–144266–211
Current career earnings$50,422,999$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H
Aryna Sabalenka #10 3 1 Maria Sakkari #22

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Rybakina #196-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2021QF
Ons Jabeur #316-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2021R16
Ajla Tomljanovic #687-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Polona Hercog #497-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #466-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2021F

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #42-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2021QF
Garbiñe Muguruza #157-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2021R16
Coco Gauff #487-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2021R32
Anastasia Potapova #1016-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2021R64