Aryna Sabalenka reaches 2025 French Open quarter-finals: Key stats
What's the story
World number one Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the quarter-finals of the French Open for the third consecutive year.
The top seed defeated 16th-seeded Amanda Anisimova in a hard-fought match on Sunday.
The win was especially sweet for Sabalenka as she had lost five out of seven previous encounters against Anisimova, including a loss at Roland Garros in 2019, where Anisimova went on to reach the semis.
Opponent
Sabalenka will take on China's eighth seed Zheng Qinwen
The match was played on Court Suzanne-Lenglen and lasted for 1 hour and 32 minutes. Sabalenka won in straight sets, with a score of 7-5, 6-3.
The victory came after she had lost to Zheng Qinwen at the Italian Open last month.
In the quarter-finals, Sabalenka will take on China's eighth seed Zheng Qinwen who beat 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova earlier today.
Previous matches
Sabalenka's past encounters with Zheng
Sabalenka had a perfect record against Zheng in their first six meetings, including the final of the 2024 Australian Open.
However, Zheng broke that streak last month by defeating Sabalenka on clay at the Italian Open.
The upcoming quarter-final match will be a rematch of sorts after their recent encounter in Rome.
Information
Sabalenka vs Anisimova: Match stats
Sabalenka doled out 11 aces as compared to her opponent's three. Anisimova committed three double faults with Sabalenka clocking three. Sabalenka had a 73% win on the 1st serve and a 67% on the 2nd. She converted 3/11 break points.
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Unique record for Sabalenka
As per Opta, Sabalenka is the first player to reach the quarter-finals for 10 consecutive women's singles Grand Slam main draw appearances since Serena Williams (also 10 between the US Open 2014 and the Australian Open 2017).
Numbers
20-7 win-loss record at Roland Garros
With this win, Sabalenka owns a 20-7 win-loss record at Roland Garros. She is a one-time semi-finalist and a one-time quarter-finalist here in Paris.
Overall, the three-time Grand Slam winner has raced to a win-loss record of 87-24.
Meanwhile, Sabalenka now owns a 3-5 win-loss record over Anisimova on the WTA Tour.