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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Round of 64 · HardCompleted
Aryna Sabalenka1
677
Talia Gibson
262
6-2, 7-6(2)Grandstand1h 51m

Keys to Victory

4
Breaks of serve
Sabalenka broke serve 4 times to Gibson's 2.
13
Aces
Sabalenka struck 13 aces to Gibson's 2.
7
Opponent double faults
Gibson served 7 double faults to Sabalenka's 2.
69%
1st-serve points won
Sabalenka won 69% of first-serve points to Gibson's 60%.
On-air one-liner
Sabalenka's serve proved decisive at Cincinnati, striking 13 aces and breaking Gibson's serve four times to advance 6-2, 7-6(2).
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Game flow

SabalenkaGibson▼ break of serve
Set 139 min▾
▼1-0▼1-1▼2-13-13-24-2▼5-26-2
6-2
Sabalenka601530304040Ad40Ad
Gibson2151515303040404040
Break
Sabalenka5015153040
Gibson21515303030
Sabalenka400153040
Gibson21530303030
Sabalenka315151530304040
Gibson201530304040Ad
Sabalenka30015304040Ad40Ad
Gibson1153030303040404040
Break
Sabalenka2153040
Gibson1000
Break
Sabalenka11515303030
Gibson1015153040
Break
Sabalenka115304040
Gibson000015

Sabalenka broke for 1-0 and again for 2-1, then broke for 5-2 to seal it 6-2, with Gibson's sole break for 1-1 a brief interruption.

Set 272 min▾
0-11-11-22-22-33-33-44-44-55-5▼6-5▼6-6TB7-6
7-62
TB
Sabalenka701233456
Gibson611112222
Break
Sabalenka601530304040Ad40Ad40Ad404040Ad4040
Gibson6151515303040404040404040Ad404040Ad
Break
Sabalenka60153040
Gibson515151515
Sabalenka51530304040
Gibson500151530
Sabalenka415151515
Gibson50153040
Sabalenka415304040
Gibson400015
Sabalenka315303030404040
Gibson40015303040Ad
Sabalenka3153040
Gibson3000
Sabalenka200015
Gibson315304040
Sabalenka21515303040
Gibson2015153030
Sabalenka1001515
Gibson215303040
Sabalenka11530404040
Gibson10001530
Sabalenka0153030303040Ad4040
Gibson100153040404040Ad

Sabalenka broke for 6-5 but Gibson broke back for 6-6 in a 12 minute deuce game, then Sabalenka won the tiebreak after 72 minutes of relentless holds.

Match Stats

SabalenkaGibson
13
Aces
2
2
Double faults
7
59%
1st serve in
48%
71%
1st serve pts won
59%
4/7 (57%)
Break points won
2/3 (67%)
8/10 (80%)
Service games won
6/10 (60%)
4/10 (40%)
Return games won
2/10 (20%)
32/66 (48%)
Return points won
31/81 (38%)
82
Total points won
65
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.