Aryna Sabalenka def. Shuai Zhang — Round of 32, National Bank Open 2026

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National Bank Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCanada

Played6 Aug 2026

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 57 going into this draw

Shuai Zhang 3 4

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavS. ZhangShuai Zhang🇨🇳

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇨🇳Shuai Zhang

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

1

4

Double faults

0

60%

1st serve in

66%

81%

1st serve points won

62%

56%

2nd serve points won

63%

71%

Service points won

63%

2/2

Break points saved

1/3

Return

38%

Return points won

29%

2/3

Break points won

0/2

65

Total points won

53

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

5–5

1–0

Last 30 days

2–0

By surface

13–0

Hard

5–3

8–3

Clay

3–7

5–2

Grass

1–3

By round

5–1

R32

2–4

5–1

R16

2–0

17–2

At WTA 1000s

3–4

How their matches go

31

Completed matches

21

71%

Won in straight sets

33%

13%

Won after losing a set

5%

13%

Lost after winning a set

19%

3%

Lost in straight sets

43%

6–3

Tiebreaks

4–1

4–4

Deciding sets

1–4

23/26

Won after winning set 1

7/10

3/5

Won after losing set 1

1/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

68%

75%

1st serve points won

66%

50%

2nd serve points won

48%

53%

Break points saved

58%

43%

Return points won

43%

47%

Break points won

32%

6.0

Aces a match

1.4

2.4

Double faults a match

2.0

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

4

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaShuai Zhang
🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 29
🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 29WonLondon R32WonCanada R64
🇺🇸LiNo. 31
🇺🇸LiNo. 31WonMiami R64LostParis R128LostRome R128
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 17
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 17LostRome R32LostMiami R128
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 7
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 7WonIndian Wells SFLostStuttgart R32
Total
Total3–11–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaShuai Zhang
1Won🇯🇵M. UchijimaMoyuka UchijimaNo. 108No. 108 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 29No. 29 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
2Lost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 5 JulLondon R16 · 5 JulWon🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 81No. 81 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
3Won🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 35No. 35 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 11No. 11 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
4Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 62No. 62 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulWon🇨🇦B. AndreescuBianca Vanessa AndreescuNo. 180No. 180 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
5Won🇷🇸T. KostovicTeodora KostovicNo. 184No. 184 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 10No. 10 · 16 JunBerlin R32 · 16 Jun
6Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 20 JunBerlin SF · 20 JunLost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 37No. 37 · 9 JunLondon R32 · 9 Jun
7Won🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 19 JunBerlin QF · 19 JunLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 30No. 30 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 May
8Won🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 17No. 17 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunLost🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 35No. 35 · 21 MayStrasbourg QF · 21 May
9Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 25No. 25 · 3 JunParis QF · 3 JunWon🇫🇷D. ParryDiane ParryNo. 108No. 108 · 20 MayStrasbourg R16 · 20 May
10Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 16No. 16 · 1 JunParis R16 · 1 JunWon🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 31No. 31 · 19 MayStrasbourg R32 · 19 May