SF Cincinnati Open 2023

Karolina Muchova #17 def. Aryna Sabalenka #2

6-7(4) 6-3 6-2

Karolina Muchova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 in the 2023 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarolina MuchovaAryna Sabalenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
33
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
610
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.9%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%53.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+6.2+0.1
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.
-0.1-6.2

* 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

FieldKarolina MuchovaAryna Sabalenka
Country CZE BLR
Birth dateAug 21, 1996May 5, 1998
Age2625
Height180 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)172
Ranking points (entering)2,4238,746
Elo (entering)1,9872,093
Current career W-L178–90416–145
Current career earnings$14,881,307$50,422,999
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karolina Muchova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marie Bouzkova #353-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2023QF
Maria Sakkari #86-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2023R16
Petra Martic #366-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2023R32
Beatriz Haddad Maia #196-7(3) 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2023R64

Karolina Muchova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #73-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2023F

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ons Jabeur #57-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2023QF
Daria Kasatkina #136-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2023R16
Ann Li #1927-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2023R32