SF Australian Open 2023

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

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaMagda Linette
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
61
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%68.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.3%58.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.0%52.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.7%56.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.3%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+11.00.0
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.
0.0-11.0

* 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 SabalenkaMagda Linette
Country BLR POL
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Feb 12, 1992
Age2430
Height182 cm171 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)545
Ranking points (entering)4,3401,060
Elo (entering)2,0431,809
Current career W-L416–145221–234
Current career earnings$53,222,999$9,193,397
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donna Vekic #646-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2023QF
Belinda Bencic #107-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2023R16
Elise Mertens #326-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2023R32
Shelby Rogers #516-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Tereza Martincova #746-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Rybakina #254-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2023F

Magda Linette's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #316-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2023QF
Caroline Garcia #47-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2023R16
Ekaterina Alexandrova #186-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2023R32
Anett Kontaveit #193-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2023R64
Mayar Sherif #547-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2023R128