Aryna Sabalenka reaches her second Wimbledon quarter-final: Key stats
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon after beating 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on July 10. The Belarusian star claimed a 6-4, 6-0 win after over 70 minutes at the All-England Club. Notably, Sabalenka has qualified for her second quarter-final at Wimbledon. She will face 25th seed Madison Keys in the last eight. Here are the key stats.
Here are the key stats
Sabalenka won a total of 147 points and 53 winners in the match. She struck more aces (7) than that of Alexandrova (3). Alexandrova had a win percentage of 77 and 60 in the first and second serves, respectively. She won 49% of the receiving points. Notably, Alexandrova covered a distance of 1295.6 meters throughout the match.
A look at the notable numbers
Sabalenka now owns a 39-7 win-loss record this year on the WTA Tour. She has already claimed three honors. Sabalenka, who missed last year's Wimbledon, had reached the semis in 2021. Sabalenka, who won the 2023 Australian Open and reached the semis at Roland Garros, raced to a 16-1 record at Slams in 2023. Meanwhile, Sabalenka and Alexandrova have beaten each other thrice.
Sabalenka to face Keys in quarter-finals
As mentioned, Sabalenka will face 25th seed Madison Keys for a spot in the semi-finals. The latter came from behind to defeat Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the Round of 16. Notably, Sabalenka and Keys have won once against each other on the WTA tour. Key prevailed in Berlin in 2021, while Sabalenka claimed a straight-set win in the 2018 Cincinnati quarter-finals.
