Aryna Sabalenka Defeated Elina Svitolina: The world rank number 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reach into semi-final. She beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. She beat Elina by 2 straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka Defeated Elina Svitolina
- Svitolina had refused to shake hands with players from Russia or Belarus due to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
- Sabalenka faced controversy for avoiding the media after her previous matches due to questions about the war and her country’s involvement.
- The match started evenly, with no break points in the first eight games.
- Sabalenka managed to break Svitolina’s serve and win the first set.
- Svitolina broke Sabalenka’s serve to take a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Sabalenka quickly recovered the break.
- Sabalenka continued to dominate, breaking Svitolina’s serve again to go up 3-2.
- Svitolina stayed in the match thanks to Sabalenka’s unforced errors, but Sabalenka was in control throughout.
- Sabalenka sealed the victory on the second match point with a forehand winner, while Svitolina walked straight to her bench.
Aryna Sabalenka Defeated Elina Svitolina
| ElinaSvitolina | ArynaSabalenka | |
| 3 | Aces | 1 |
| 4 | Double faults | 3 |
| 71% | First serve % | 59% |
| 64% | Win % on 1st serve | 64% |
| 50% | Win % on 2nd serve | 82% |
| 1/1 | First, serve % | 3/9 |
| 0 | Tiebreaks won | 0 |
| 20 | Receiving points won | 35 |
| 67 | Points won | 76 |
| 8 | Games won | 12 |
| 2 | Max games won in a row | 4 |
| 6 | Max points won in a row | 5 |
| 47 | Service points won | 41 |
| 7 | Service games won | 9 |
French Open 2023: Key Points
- Sabalenka beats Svitolina in straight sets to reach the French Open semi-finals.
- The match was highly anticipated due to Svitolina’s decision to refuse to shake hands with players from Russia or Belarus.
- Sabalenka will face Czech Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals.
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