Aryna Sabalenka vs Paula Badosa — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025 ·
hard
ESP11#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Sabalenka A.6-4 6-2
Badosa P.
Sabalenka A.
662
Badosa P.
420
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 6 games past Paula Badosa.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2024-04-15 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 4-6 3-3 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2022-04-18 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-11-11 | Guadalajara | RR | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Paula Badosa | 5-7 6-2 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
44%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
100
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
84
Break points won·Even
99
95
Deciding sets·Even
97
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
59
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Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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