Did you know that...
...Aryna Sabalenka is leading the head-to-heads 4-2 against Marketa Vondrousva? The last meeting came on a hard court in Adelaide, Australia in 2023. Sabalenka was a straight-set 6-3, 7-5 winner.
...Aryna Sabalenka has won more than double the amount of career prize money than Marketa Vondrousova? The world No. 2, who is about a year older than her opponent, has amassed 22,776,684 dollars. Vondrousova has taken home 9,778,887 dollars.
...Marketa Vondrousova has reached the Stuttgart quarterfinals for the first time in four attempts? Last 16 appearances in 2018 and 2021 were her best performances up until now.
...Aryna Sabalenka is competing for the fourth time in Stuttgart? She reached the final in each of her three previous visits but was beaten every time by the world No. 1. The Australian Ashleigh Barty was too good in 2021 and then Poland’s Iga Swiatek defeated her in 2022 and 2023.
...Marketa Vondrousova has won 11 times against a Top 10 player? A win against Aryna Sabalenka would be her first such success since Wimbledon in 2023. On the way to winning the title there, she beat the American Jessica Pegula.
...Aryna Sabalenka has won 21 of her 31 encounters with Czech players?
...Marketa Vondrousova has never won a WTA tournament on her favourite surface? She did however reach the final of the 2019 French Open.
...Aryna Sabalenka has won two of her 14 titles on clay? She won the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid in both 2021 and 2023.
...Marketa Vondrousova was the world No. 82 in April 2023? She is now the No. 8.
...Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova have both played five three-setters this year?
...Marketa Vondrousova won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo? The Swiss Belinda Bencic beat her in the battle for gold.
...Aryna Sabalenka headed the world rankings for the first time after last year’s US Open? She however had relinquish the position after eight weeks as Iga Swiatek returned to the top.
...Aryna Sabalenka is nicknamed the “Tiger”? The reason is the tiger tattoo on her left arm.
