Aryna Sabalenka def. Cristina Bucsa — Round of 16, US Open 2025

🇺🇸
US Open 2025

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played31 Aug 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 93 going into this draw

Cristina Bucsa 1 4

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavC. BucsaCristina Bucsa🇪🇸

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

1

2

Double faults

5

62%

1st serve in

58%

84%

1st serve points won

68%

58%

2nd serve points won

37%

74%

Service points won

55%

0/0

Break points saved

6/9

Serve speed (km/h)

183

Fastest serve

160

163

Average 1st serve

148

133

Average 2nd serve

125

Return

45%

Return points won

26%

3/9

Break points won

0/0

Points

26

Winners

9

18

Unforced errors

17

9/13

Net points won

8/14

66

Total points won

49

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

6–4

6–1

Last 30 days

3–2

By surface

17–2

Hard

3–3

18–3

Clay

1–3

7–2

Grass

4–3

By round

9–0

R16

0–2

7–2

QF

–

14–2

At Grand Slams

6–2

How their matches go

47

Completed matches

17

72%

Won in straight sets

35%

13%

Won after losing a set

12%

6%

Lost after winning a set

18%

9%

Lost in straight sets

35%

18–0

Tiebreaks

0–2

6–3

Deciding sets

2–3

37/39

Won after winning set 1

7/9

3/8

Won after losing set 1

1/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

57%

1st serve in

60%

75%

1st serve points won

68%

52%

2nd serve points won

39%

77%

Break points saved

60%

41%

Return points won

42%

52%

Break points won

35%

4.2

Aces a match

1.8

2.6

Double faults a match

3.2

Last 14 days

3

Matches

4

6

Sets

9

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaCristina Bucsa
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 33
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 33WonNew York R32LostNottingham R16
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21
🇧🇪MertensNo. 21WonLondon R16WonMadrid R32WonStuttgart QFWonNew York R32
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 35
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 35WonCincinnati R32WonLondon R32LostLondon R32
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5LostIndian Wells FLostParis R128
Total
Total6–11–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaCristina Bucsa
1Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 33No. 33 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 AugWon🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 21No. 21 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 Aug
2Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 64No. 64 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 AugWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 70No. 70 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 Aug
3Won🇨🇭R. MasarovaRebeka MasarovaNo. 109No. 109 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 AugWon🇺🇸C. LiuClaire LiuR128 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
4Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12No. 12 · 15 AugCincinnati QF · 15 AugLost🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 71No. 71 · 19 AugMonterrey R32 · 19 Aug
5Won🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51No. 51 · 13 AugCincinnati R16 · 13 AugLost🇨🇳Y. YuanYue YuanNo. 93No. 93 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
6Won🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 33No. 33 · 11 AugCincinnati R32 · 11 AugLost🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika KudermetovaR128 · 27 JulCanada R128 · 27 Jul
7Won🇨🇿M. VondrousovaMarketa VondrousovaR64 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 AugLost🇦🇷S. SierraSolana SierraNo. 100No. 100 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
8Lost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 13No. 13 · 10 JulLondon SF · 10 JulWon🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 22No. 22 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
9Won🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 103No. 103 · 8 JulLondon QF · 8 JulWonA. A. TodoniR128 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
10Won🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 24No. 24 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 JulWon🇷🇴A. Alexia TodoniAnca Alexia TodoniR128 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun