Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari | 2023 Madrid Semifinal | WTA Match Highlights
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2023
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Sabalenka is without a doubt the most improved player since the past year. I remember that match against Peterson in the Aussie swing when she served 20+ double faults couldn’t get a serve in crying. Not just technically but emotionally too. She seems to have matured a lot in the way she approaches her matches and is showing that she’s not just some power grunt machine who won’t give a good handshake at the net. She’s really come into her own and seems to be happy.
Hopefuly iga can beat her ass again
Absolutely.
I think that last part is very important. She seems very happy and calm. Her learning how to not be so emotional on the court has helped A LOT in her overall game. She used to be very combative
She is getting more and more dangerous every year..
No but she’s the most improved player in the top 5.
I still can't believe these two lost the US Open semifinals to Raducanu and L Fernandez!! Not taking plt shots at Radu/Fer, but these (Saba/Sakk) are excellent players, they deserve much much more...
Because (1) Aryna had not matured mentally in 2021 and still struggled some into 2022, but she changed mentally more recently.
Maria is different: she will still lose to players as Emma and Leylah here and there.
Because it's the WTA
It is not hard to believe. Sabalenka and Maria were the biggest chokers in the wta at that time.
@@markuse3472dude, you have ZERO idea what changed. If anyone can say, only her coach can say
its call luck... it plays a big part in sports.. which makes the unbelievable happens
Super glad to see Maria get to the SF's here, and what a way to command the baseline from Ayrna. It looks like she's still steadily improving her game in that aspect.
There is nothing about Maria's game that has improved this year. Winning 5 games against Sabalenka is pretty average at best and it shows she still can't pull out a big title.
I love both these players... but Sabalenka brough her A game today. WOW, that was impressive.
The fighting will and grit Aryna is displaying is amazing. Sakkari did really well in the first set. The scary part is, Aryna can still improve, especially her serve motion. Novak constantly improved his serve and Aryna can learn from Novak’s process and become that level of dominating player.
Aryna's areas for improvement arent technical. They are tactical. This is where Iga is so far ahead.
Sakkari did really well to stay with Saba in the 1st set, but in the end was overwhelmed by her power. Clay suits Sakkari's game because of her high rally tolerance, but she also plays too much into Saba's game by hitting too much to the middle. Only Swiatek could beat Saba because she creates a lot of angles with her top spins and aims for the sidelines constantly.
Sabalenka is a beast. Plain and simple.
Sakkari ever won something? She is just a good sparingpartner, players like that are needed
Sabalenka & Swiatek are gonna be Top 2 for years to come.
Yeah they will just swap number one and two between each others very oftwn😅
Anche Rybakina
@@mikemitchell2958 gdzie teraz jest Rybakina?
@@dannyeramiz8542 i przegrała turniej.
They are two players that play so consistent in every tournament after big names that play in the same level of that consistency such as serena, sharapova and barty have retired.
Will forever support Saba! What a mature athlete she’s becoming
sakkari just cannot get over that semifinals hill ..
And past Sabalenka. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@einarsd4 she's like 23/4 this season , not many are getting past her 🤣
@@sergiomgsss True. She is greatly improved mentally, but her overall game is still weak and easy to read. She too much relies on her strength and have only plan A. She's way too predictable. Iga Swiatek will most likely destroy her once again.
Both her and Pegula are stuck to that hill. And they will be here for a long time if they don't vary their gameplay.
You mean tommy hill
Impressive performance from Sabalenka 👏 👏 👏 👏
Sabalenka played sooo well, lets see her Final againts Iga. these 2 are on fire recently
@JesusLovesMe But the best player in WTA this year
What a match! Both players are amazing warrios but, "The Tigress" is on fire and Sakkari couldn´t stand Sabalenkas pressure. Congrats Aryna!
Vamos Sabalenka sigue así hasta el final
Молодец,Арина!Так держать!Ты - лучшая!Только побед!Привет из Минска!❤
Difficult when one likes both players and one has to lose. Congratulations to Aryna.
Congrats Aryna 🎾😍❤️
Maria didnt want that hug lol
Powerful display by Saba ❤
I think they both were not sure. We are rivals, and we respect each other, but not quite friends - do we hug or not?
@@Hammerton32 that’s exactly true!
Serena, barty and sharapova have retired and it makes me sad but after watching the consistency of sabalenka dan sweatek in every tournament, the joy comes back again. At last, at least there are two that resemble those that have retired.
And here we go again. Sabalenka v Swiatek in the final. Should be a great match.
At this point Sakkari should just try and play her semi-finals left-handed.
Aaaaaahggghhhryna Łukaszenka and her awkward hug 😂😂🤦
Iga says" See you in final"Stuttgart scenario?
it seems like Sabalenka and Świątek are in their own league. Way above all the rest.
You RIGHT . IGA, SABALENKA. ,RYBAKYNA, WAY ABOVE,WAY UP. TO JEST: 1,2,3. ! NEXT : 20, 21 22.. VERY MEDIOCRE !
and then again RIBAKYNA WAY MORE TALENTED. TECHNICAL,! BUT SHES GOT BUTTERFLIES IN HER HEAD. ( THOSE MEN IN THE BOX,LIKE VOICES IN HER HEAD))
Sabalenka is here in final, only because Rybakina was out. Normally, She can't compete with these two.
@@vbw4501 Rybakina var ikke i samme halvdel som Sabalenka det kan ikke mødes før finalen
Sabalenka: the Banshee of Belarus
What a match up!
Sakkari got pummeled into submission, just to much power from the Mighty Sabalenka!
Sabalenka clearly on a mission. Would be amazing vs Swiatek.
Sabalenka is like a horse power, just take a look at her shoulders ! only Iga with the same power can win her, good match from Maria, huge congrats again for reaching semis, with these two no one else can go to finals, not only Maria. May the best win !
I'm not a huge fan of "Scream" franchise, so I overlooked the premiere of the new part 😉 But the trailer sounds promising
BRAVO Aryna 👏👍⭐⭐⭐
Maria SEMIFINAL Sakkari. That s her new name
ALWAYS a "bridesmaid"...............🖤♠
SemiKkari
@@villagranvicent curry
Swiatek vs sabalenka in the finals again
Sabalenka tá jogando demais essa temporada
Thank you
Sabalenka's forehand is one of the best shots in all of women's tennis. It's technically perfect. She can roll it. She can flatten it out. She can play the sharp angles. And when she steps into it, especially off the return, it's almost unplayable. Her backhand is a great shot as well, but that forehand is straight up heavy metal.
I would say Iga’s western grip forehand with 3000 rpm rotation is more difficult one but yesterday just was not her day. Nothing to take away from Aryna, all credit for her win.
About the speeds, in US Open last year they constantly recorded not only the serves but the played ball speeds. Sinner on the men’s side was 4 mph faster than Iga and only Thiem could hit the backhand with the same speed.
Maybe sakkari needs to do a Ruud. Play smaller tours (wich she needs to win bc she losses them too) but maybe when she wins she sparks something inside to go all the way at the big tours
It is too straightforward and rigid, and therefore it breaks easily when something goes wrong. And this often happens when a TOP-5 player is against you. All the problems are in her head.
Why should she though? She's already in the top ten because she beats almost everybody in big tournaments except a handful of top players. Everyone is afraid of Saba's power incl. Rybakina. Quite honestly no one can beat Saba except herself. When she's having a good day no one can beat her, but when she's having a bad day she beats herself with a lot of DFs and UEs.
She played 250s last year and didn't win tbem.
anno 2022 Arina 38 vittorie,meta 2023-28 vittorie.Batte tutti i suoi record.😅
A semi final is a GOOD result for Sakkari she is a good grinder nothing more nothing less…
SIIII HASTA LA FINAL SABALENKA BENDICIONES😘❤🎉🎊
Nice match!!
Shame, I was hoping to see Sakkari in the final with Świątek
Two of the most consistent players in the wta after a long time. Hope they meet more number of times and the best one wins.
the best player this year .. reaching the final in every big event respect 👏👏
The best? she just lost to Iga.
Yeah, let’s see the final here, in Rome and in RG…..she may reach the final but the best player out there is without a doubt Iga Swiatek.
Good she is strong hope this time around she will beat Iga
@@jukkao.parviainen8669 on clay yes but on grass and hard court aryna can roll over iga on a good day .. she is not the same player as last year she evolved so much .. i know you polish iga fans cant see it bc you only care about iga and try to discredit every other player as soon as they get praised .. but just be prepered that iga could loose the nr1 spot by end of the year to aryna ☺️
@@lowkey.8448 cry more man, iga ahead 2k points. 3 grand slams (aryna 1), more titles, hth 5-2 in favour of iga (2-2 on hard 3-0 on clay), and all that while iga is 3 years younger. Aryna will receive her beating again on suturday, have no doubt
We saw how she could roll on iga on a good day in doha and us open . Sabalenka in her only 2 wins against iga she always needed 3 sets, while iga 4 out of the 5 times she destroyed the screamer she has done it in straght sets
Again I thought Maria would win a set, I was so wrong. Poor girl, I would love to see her win a major or masters some time soon.
Congrats to Aryna and here's to hopes on her winning this title, even if stats are against her (here's to hoping Veronika beats Iga).
Same here. Would love to Sakkari win a slam. I think clay is her best chance because it suits her game of high rally tolerance. Her basic ground strokes are topnotch, her fitness is quite possibly best in the WTA, and she never gives up. She's won so many tough 3 set matches against much taller and harder hitting players. She's one of the hardest working players and you can tell she just loves the game. I really hope she wins a GS this year, maybe even FO this year. 🙏
Marcus, your hatred of Iga is dangerous - for you
Sabby is determined to win every tournament and she's improving a lot.
Sakkari uses only plan A which is power
You can't overpower sabalenka
She just has much more power
But you can overplay her by running fast and not giving her time to adjust and make her run so she won't impose her game on you
And that's what swiatek does
And that's why I feel like sabalenka gonna lose again if she ever faces swiatek in the finals
But I'd love to see her taking this title tbh
Sabalenka only problem is speed. If she can improve her speed and court coverage she can easily beat IGA. IGA quality is speed and high court coverage
Sabalenka too much relies on her physical strength. There's no variety, no speed and no strategy. Sabalenka only have her strength in her arsenal which makes her very easy to read for her opponents. Unless she will improve her overall game, she will never win against Iga Swiatek.
Sabalenka does the same in fact. They both are identical in terms of play style. Aryna Sabalenka won only because she overpowered Sakkari and that's all.
@@rahulbarman1958 Easy beat Iga???? Iga is great not only when it comes to strength, speed and technique, but also psyche. Therefore, even if Sabalenka improves everything (and speed is the hardest to improve), she will never 'easily win" against Iga. And most likely she will lose anyway. You obviously don't know tennis.
@@alh6255 HAHA then why she always loss against Rybakina. If her mental strength is so high then why her results against Rybakina so poor recently. Sabalenka doesn't have speed otherwise she can easily beat her. I don't need tennis knowledge may b you should need it.
Swaintek will demolish her in the final yet again
I hope so, but Sabalenka said in the interview she will revenge big time if Swiatek is in the final.
@@effortlesslyfit will see who prevails
Not sûre ……..sabalenka can win
Wszyscy, a właściwie większość, twierdzi, że Iga wygra w finale. Też tak uważam, ale nigdy nie można lekceważyć kogoś, kto ma taki serwis i taką siłę, myślę , że jeśli będzie więcej trafiać niż psuć ma szansę wygrać z Igą, dużo też zależy od tego co zagra Iga, bo potrafi zagrać tak, że Sabalence puszczą nerwy i będzie jeszcze mocniej walić po autach ☺️
Just to confirm, at the time of posting Swiatek hasn't even started her semi-final match, yet it's stated she's already in the final!
Sabalenka ma problemy ze strategią (elastycznymi planami a,b,c) i z szybkością. A Iga ma równie silne, "męskie" uderzenie, przy czym jest bardzo szybka i znacznie bardziej zręczna. Oczywiscie wynik nigdy nie jest przesądzony, bo Iga może mieć slabszy dzien, niemniej, jesli będzie miala dobry dzień, wygra w cuglach. Obecnie naprawde trudno o równie dobrą tenisistkę.
Najpierw trzeba wygrać z Kudiermietową :) Potem myśleć o Sabalence ( stękającej Sabalence-blehhhh )
Ha ha, no tak! Już jest w finale! Rosjanka nie ma szans, żadnych!
@@romandudek2861dobze Dudek,a jak nie vygra to co poviesh poliacek?Wtedy cibie znaide.
Have to watch this match on mute, what's with the screaming battle?!!!! gee, that's annoying....too bad because I like how they play and it was a good match
N Sabalenka certainly dominated Sakkari in this match, tho I love Sakkari's fighting spirit...well done, Ms Sabalenka 👍🏾👏🏾
Ариша умница, молодец, гордимся тобой!!! Так держать!!!
While i an glad for Aryna, i am sad Maria just crumbles. She has a huge fighting spirit, but the pressure sits on her heavily.
the sad reality is Maria just doesn't have the talent to be a CHAMPION. 🖤♠
@@Dafalex22 I feel it isn't a lack of talent, but more a mental and emotional weakness.
@@pawshands9706 I can share with that sentiment as the physical and the mental are inseparable partners with great athletes. That's why it is so imperative at this caliber of play to have a coach(es) that stress BOTH.
A prime candidate for a "psyche" coach would be KENIN. I feeeeel for her like you do Maria. She at one point was soooo close.....then drifted away.
Maria is at that same "crossroads" in her career. It's NOW or never!!🖤♠
@@Dafalex22 Well put mate. So many fall as the world expects only the very best in very unforgiving fashion.
@@pawshands9706 yes, instant gratification in disposable time!
We'll talk again after the final.......cheers!! 🖤♠
Sabalenka’s been dominant but she just can’t seem to do the same when playing Iga. It’s gonna be another interesting final tho (unless Iga somehow losses)
on clay maybe on grass and hard court she can roll over iga on a good day ..
@@lowkey.8448 last year she lost to Iga on hard courts as well, US Open sf…
Makes too many errors using just power, not control and in the final the ball keeps coming back…..
@@kasiaxxx8141 last year was the worst year of her career and still took her to 3 sets and then beat her in the WTA Finals. Iga has the advantage on clay, aryna on grass, hard courts it's more 50-50
I think this time with the confidence she has right now, she will get through Iga especially this being faster clay which is better for her
Love Aryna, go win the game girl.
These top 4 players will dominate women's tennis for years. They're still very young!!
Well done Aryna! Brilliant match by you, if you play like this in the final you will win the tournament for sure! 🦁
Play like this and loose final for sure because in the final the ball comes back even from the first serve.
At least they have some audience to support them... I am watching the second semifinal and it's quite sad to see empty space ...
Full HD 1080p ??? WTA
Thought lost for Maria but Sabalenka was just in another level.
Sakari is one of those players that will have consistent performance but will never win anything big. She just doesn’t have it.
This will be the challenge for sakari. How does she find a way round to take big hitters like SABALENKA to a third set to increase her chances of over coming her height deficit through resistance? She will find it difficult to win a grand slam because of her hight. But she can I think. Chances are slim.
I would like to see Sakkara change her tactics, add more slice, chip returns, drop shots to upset the rhythm of these tall big hitters
that's tennis not basketball
Sakkari has beaten 6' tall big hitters like Pliskova and Kvitova. She has the game to beat these players. But Saba's game is more than just power, she consistently hits lines and corners with accuracy and pace, and her serve has turned from a liability to an asset this year, which makes her even harder to beat. Quite honestly only Swiatek can beat Saba these days, and only on clay or very slow HC like IW/Ostrava/Guadalajara.
Yes, Sakkara has, and yes Sabalenka's game is more than power, and lately her composure/relative calmness on the court has helped her mentally stay in matches and she's also a better mover than the two Czechs which takes away some of the advantage that is Sakkari's movement against them.
And not long ago Emma Raducanu beat Sakkari. Sakkari is still crushing it. Top level tennis changes all the time.
Stop the screaming!
She screams so loud
Screamalenka gets through, more bleeding ears.
Can't afford earplugs?
@@alenas9489 it would take more than that.
@@alenas9489 why should you?
Precious moment at 4:43.....the "invoked" HUG by 'Saba' to a devastated Sakkari.......
Mark of a true champion.....🖤♠
Yeah and earlier at 4:25 loud c'mon with her own serve after unforced error by Sakkari. Not after defending break points, not after regaining control in the set, zero explanation for such behavior
incredible the point at 2:35
Беларусь 🇧🇾 побеждает!
When two similar styles meet, the higher quality player will win. Just like boxing, styles make match-ups. You can have a lower level player beat a higher level player if the lower level player's style counters that of the higher level player.
I feel sad for Maria. Working so hard and most times failing at the semi final stage. If she reaches a final she doesn't win the title. Not sure what is going on with her.
i'm tired of seeing sakkari losing every time she get close to win a tournament
This is just mind blowing stuff from Sabalenka. Like how powerful is she ?
Go Sakkari
It's not mental block for sakkari she's just predictable and mostly only defend. Her tennis is not creative and not good enough to beat players like Sabalenka. She's 27 and experienced but seems like still nobody is considering her as a dangerous player.
Жесткий матч двух панчеров! Больше сил оказалось у Арины, молодец!
The point at 2:41 is a perfect example of Sakkari's weakness, sure her height is a disadvantage but with 20 semifinals (as many as Swiatek) one title is to sort. She either gets nervous and goes for to much, or plays to passive her UE in semis goes goes through the roof. She hits a great return and Aryna backs away. Any player sort or tall would run forward and hit a smash or take the ball in the air. But she does what Fed use to do vs Nadal at least he did it only on his backhand. Still she has no slice (a must vs a hitter). Still so nervous...
Iga will whoop the Screaming girl's ass yet again on saturday
Curva🇮🇩polska🐔🐣🐤🐥
Krzywa🇮🇩polska☝️🫵👊🥊
Lets hope so.... this grunting is sooo annoying for those who watch, unless you are a desperate guy
May be only Iga can beat this "noisy"
the problem is she can not beat swiatek 😅
In Thier last meeting in Stuttgart open, Aryana's error contributes IGA wins.
Another semifinal loss for Sakkari...... what a surprise
the 29 😔
Another semifinal loss to Sakari. Keep that record going gurl!
Sakkari's serve was not working today
Good effort from Maria, but Aryna was just too tough. Out powered her. Sakkari could have mixed it up more by using drop short or take time away from her by coming to the new more often. There was not doubt who was the higher ranked player in this one
I never thought big shorts would be this cool idea for a number 2. But. It's workin' for her and looks pretty good. When Navratilova wore shorts at 40+, it was because she could get away with it, being an all time great AND older. The whole Russian chick propaganda poster chick is alive and well in WTA. You know? Workers unite and the chicks look like Sabalenka and wear BIG shorts in the field. What's old is new again.
Literally what
Sakkara is a great player but she doesn’t have the extra gear to beat Swiatek and Sabalenka
У Саккари очень недовольные лицо. Она рассчитывала на победу. Арина молодец что обняла соперницу 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Арина выиграет финал... Славьте на Арину ставку в букмекерских конторах.... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@user-uw3px8yj7w Очень хочется чтобы так и было. Но у неё будет очень, очень сильная соперница
@@user-uw3px8yj7w Вы заблуждаетесь, если думаете, что Соболенко победит в Финале Игу Святека. Она проиграет Иге Святек в двух сетах, как и в Штутгартском финале. Ига Святек пока не может быть побежден.
@@user-tm8yi9dy8y надо ответку отдать
@@user-tm8yi9dy8y и она сделает.. Швянто)) забьёт, привет из Беларуси
Salalenka has just to much power!😊
Sabalenka should savour this win because she’s about to be steam rolled by iga once again on clay.
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Only women that can handle her well is Iga and Rybakina.
Great! Sabalenka will lose again with Iga in the final.
Screamlenka won again
They are stronger than the guys , powerful ladies
Funny stuff, SL
Al parecer hay una enorme brecha entre la N1 y la N2 y el resto dl peloton.
bad summary. it was very tight in the first set, sabalenka won through maria's mistakes
Sabalenka is too tough. I think she's headed for #1.
I don't care that people say Sabalenka is talented, her scream is really annoying and also with the fact she can play without screaming.
No one will ever beat Sakkari's losing recors in semis. No one!!
7/29 soon 7/30
the sad reality is Maria lacks the talent to be a CHAMPION. 🖤♠
Pegula is promising for that.
@@vbw4501 what are her stats?
No Belarusian Flag
Sabs hit her off the court