Aryna Sabalenka #5 def. Magda Linette #45

7-6(1) 6-2

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Magda Linette 7-6(1) 6-2 in the 2023 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 2023*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2023
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Aryna Sabalenka	Magda Linette
Aces	6	1
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	60	69
First serve points won %	70	59
Second serve points won %	64	52
Break points saved %	75	57
Break points converted %	43	25
Service points won %	68	57
Return points won %	43	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Aryna Sabalenka	Magda Linette
Country	BLR	POL
Birth date	May 5, 1998	Feb 12, 1992
Age	24	30
Height	182 cm	171 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	45
Ranking points (entering)	4,340	1,060
Elo (entering)	2,043	1,809
Current career W-L	411–144	221–233
Current career earnings	$50,422,999	$9,028,397

Pre-match H2H

Aryna Sabalenka #5 2 – 0 Magda Linette #45

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Donna Vekic #64	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 2023	QF
Belinda Bencic #10	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2023	R16
Elise Mertens #32	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2023	R32
Shelby Rogers #51	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2023	R64
Tereza Martincova #74	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2023	R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elena Rybakina #25	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 2023	F

Magda Linette's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karolina Pliskova #31	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 2023	QF
Caroline Garcia #4	7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2023	R16
Ekaterina Alexandrova #18	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2023	R32
Anett Kontaveit #19	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2023	R64
Mayar Sherif #54	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2023	R128