Aryna Sabalenka vs Mccartney Kessler | Aryna Sabalenka Wins 6-1 7-6

WimbledonR64GrassWed 1 Jul · 13:10Final

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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Mccartney Kessler in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon, winning in straight sets 6-1, 7-6. Sabalenka hit 7 aces to Kessler's 1 and converted all of her break points, while Kessler converted 33%. Sabalenka won 80% of her first serves to Kessler's 64%, and she secured 3 service breaks to Kessler's 1.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Aryna Sabalenka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Sabalenka A. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveSabalenka A. 3 · Kessler M. 1
AcesSabalenka A. 7 · Kessler M. 1
Double faultsSabalenka A. 2 · Kessler M. 3

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 13–1BreakSabalenka A. · Broke, never broken back
Set 24–5Break backSabalenka A. · Broke back

Serve flowSabalenka A. broken once · Kessler M. broken 3 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Sabalenka A.

9/10Kessler M.

6/9

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchSabalenka A.Kessler M.

Late momentumSabalenka A.17

6Last 12 points6

9Last 3 games7

3/3Break points1/3

Break of serve

Match statistics

Sabalenka A.Kessler M.

Serve

7Aces1
2Double faults3
90% · 9/10Service games held67% · 6/9

Return

100%Break points won33%
3Breaks of serve1

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

AcesSabalenka A. served 7 aces, Kessler M. 1. Largest performance gap of the match.+6Sabalenka A.7Kessler M.1

Common opponents

15 shared · last 12 months

Sabalenka A. and Kessler M. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sabalenka A. went 17–3 (85%) against them, Kessler M. 7–10 (41%). Sabalenka A. came out better against 6 of 13 comparable opponents, Kessler M. against 0.

17–385%Sabalenka A. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents7–1041%Kessler M. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

37–8Sets16–22

252–159Games158–191

2–1Tiebreaks3–3

2–3Deciding sets2–2

vs Pegula J.#3W6-4 2-6 6-3WTA Finals · hardL0-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Noskova L.#6W6-3 6-4Indian Wells · hardL7-5 3-6 4-6Tokyo · hard
vs Jovic I.#13W6-3 6-0Australian Open · hardL6-7(5) 6-7(4)Rome · clay

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vs Shnaider D.#14L6-3 5-7 0-6Roland Garros · clayL1-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Keys M.#23W6-3 6-3Brisbane · hardL4-6 3-6Brisbane · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26W6-3 7-6US Open · hardW6-3 6-2Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Bucsa C.#35W6-1 6-4US Open · hardW3-6 7-5 6-3Tokyo · hard
vs Stearns P.#36W7-5 6-3Madrid · clayW6-0 3-6 6-4Charleston · clay
vs Samsonova L.#39W6-3 6-2Wuhan · hardW7-6 6-1Ningbo · hard
vs Cristian J.#60W6-1 6-4Madrid · clayL1-6 1-6Strasbourg · clay
vs McNally C.#72W6-4 6-2Miami · hardW6-4 6-3Cincinnati · hard
vs Kasatkina D.#87W6-0 7-5Roland Garros · clayW6-3 7-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Vondrousova M.#668W7-5 6-1Cincinnati · hardL6-7 2-6US Open · hard
vs Alexandrova E.#28Hard to compareW6-4 6-4Berlin · grassL3-6 3-6Ningbo · hard
vs Krejcikova B.#43Hard to compareW6-2 6-3Rome · clayW1-6 7-5 3-0Beijing · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Sabalenka A. leads 2–0

Grass: Sabalenka A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Sabalenka A. leads 1–0

Sabalenka A.July 2026WimbledonThis matchGrass6-1 7-6
Sabalenka A.March 2025Indian WellsHard7-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Ostapenko J.View match

Player context

Before the match

Sabalenka A.Kessler M.2 266ELO1 8541 736Grass ELO1 5567–3Last 104–628Age26RightPlaysRightCareer $53.2M2026 $8.0MEarningsCareer $2.8M2026 $963K

Match info

Started13:10 local

Cite this

Aryna Sabalenka beat Mccartney Kessler 6-1 7-6. Umpiry, "Aryna Sabalenka vs Mccartney Kessler — Wimbledon Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-01/kessler-vs-sabalenka-wimbledon-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 1 July 2026).