Aryna Sabalenka def. Paula Badosa Gibert — Semifinal, Australian Open 2025

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2025

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played23 Jan 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6

🇪🇸ranked WTA number 12 going into this draw

Paula Badosa Gibert seeded 11 4 2

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavP. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa Gibert🇪🇸

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇪🇸Paula Badosa Gibert

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

4

1

Double faults

4

63%

1st serve in

53%

77%

1st serve points won

66%

61%

2nd serve points won

41%

71%

Service points won

54%

0/1

Break points saved

5/9

Serve speed (km/h)

189

Fastest serve

191

170

Average 1st serve

178

140

Average 2nd serve

149

Return

46%

Return points won

29%

4/9

Break points won

1/1

Points

32

Winners

11

21

Unforced errors

15

8/10

Net points won

3/4

68

Total points won

53

Head to head

4–0 Sabalenka

  1. This matchMelbourne SFwon by Sabalenka
  2. 2024ClayParis R32won by Sabalenka
  3. 2024ClayStuttgart R16won by Sabalenka
  4. 2024HardMiami R64won by Sabalenka

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

10–0

Last 10 matches

7–3

10–0

Last 30 days

6–2

By surface

36–5

Hard

27–7

By round

4–2

SF

1–3

4–0

F

1–0

12–0

At Grand Slams

9–1

How their matches go

41

Completed matches

32

71%

Won in straight sets

59%

17%

Won after losing a set

22%

7%

Lost after winning a set

16%

5%

Lost in straight sets

3%

3–2

Tiebreaks

6–4

7–3

Deciding sets

7–5

32/32

Won after winning set 1

21/23

4/9

Won after losing set 1

5/9

Last 14 days

5

Matches

5

11

Sets

11

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaPaula Badosa Gibert
🇷🇺Pavlyuchenkova
🇷🇺PavlyuchenkovaWonMelbourne QFWonCincinnati QF
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3LostRiyadh SFWonWuhan SFWonMelbourne QFLostBeijing SF
🇩🇰TausonNo. 41
🇩🇰TausonNo. 41WonMelbourne R32WonCanada R64
🇺🇸KruegerNo. 54
🇺🇸KruegerNo. 54WonBeijing R32LostAdelaide R16
🇨🇿BouzkovaNo. 42
🇨🇿BouzkovaNo. 42WonBrisbane QFLostWashington SFWonWashington F
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 25
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 25WonBrisbane R16WonWuhan R16WonCincinnati R16
Total
Total11–27–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaPaula Badosa Gibert
1Won🇷🇺A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaQF · 21 JanMelbourne QF · 21 JanWon🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 21 JanMelbourne QF · 21 Jan
2Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 15No. 15 · 19 JanMelbourne R16 · 19 JanWon🇷🇸O. DanilovicOlga DanilovicR16 · 19 JanMelbourne R16 · 19 Jan
3Won🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 41No. 41 · 17 JanMelbourne R32 · 17 JanWon🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 18No. 18 · 17 JanMelbourne R32 · 17 Jan
4Won🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 52No. 52 · 15 JanMelbourne R64 · 15 JanWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 150No. 150 · 15 JanMelbourne R64 · 15 Jan
5Won🇺🇸S. StephensSloane StephensNo. 84No. 84 · 12 JanMelbourne R128 · 12 JanWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 37No. 37 · 12 JanMelbourne R128 · 12 Jan
6Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 107No. 107 · 5 JanBrisbane F · 5 JanLost🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 64No. 64 · 8 JanAdelaide R16 · 8 Jan
7Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 16No. 16 · 4 JanBrisbane SF · 4 JanWon🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 47No. 47 · 6 JanAdelaide R32 · 6 Jan
8Won🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 44No. 44 · 3 JanBrisbane QF · 3 JanLost🇦🇲E. AvanesyanElina AvanesyanNo. 43No. 43 · 31 DecBrisbane R32 · 31 Dec
9Won🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 29No. 29 · 2 JanBrisbane R16 · 2 JanLost🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 11No. 11 · 19 OctNingbo SF · 19 Oct
10Won🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 75No. 75 · 31 DecBrisbane R32 · 31 DecWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaQF · 18 OctNingbo QF · 18 Oct