Aryna Sabalenka #2 def. Maria Sakkari #7

6-2 6-3

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the 2023 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard 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.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.4%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.2%69.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%23.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%49.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.8%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
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.
+6.9-7.6
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.
+7.6-6.9

* 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
Age2427
Height182 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)27
Ranking points (entering)6,1003,451
Elo (entering)2,0801,972
Current career W-L415–144266–211
Current career earnings$50,422,999$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #66-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2023QF
Barbora Krejcikova #166-3 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2023R16
Lesia Tsurenko #95(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2023R32
Evgeniya Rodina #4276-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2023R64

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Rybakina #106-7(11) 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2023F

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #154-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2023QF
Karolina Pliskova #176-4 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2023R16
Anhelina Kalinina #293-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2023R32
Shelby Rogers #412-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2023R64