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Patna : World No 10 Paula Bbadosa, 23, Spain, defeated World No 6 Maria Sakkari, 26, Greece, in straight sets in a Group stage match in Akron WTA Final at Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico, on November 14, 2021. Fast rising Badosa beat Sakkari 7-6, 6-4 in 2hr 4 minutes.

Badosa won 3 break points during the match to 2 by Sakkari. Both the players won 3 games each in a row during the match. Badosa, however, also committed 6 double faults in the match to 4 by the Greek. The Spaniard though hammered 10 Aces during the match to just 1 by Sakkari. Badosa, in all, won 92 points during the match to 79 points by Sakkari, who won the first set tie-break.

Badosa had defeated World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 23, Belarus, in a Group stage match on November 12, 2021. Sakkari had defeated 2020 French Open champion & World No 9 Iga Swiatek, 20, Poland, in a Group stage match on November 12, 2021.

World No 2 Sabalenka beat World No 9 Swiatek in a three-set thriller in another Group stage match on November 14, 2021. Sabalenka beat Swiatek 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in 2hr 18 minutes rallying back from one set down. The Belarusian fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by the Pole. Sabaalenka, however, committed a staggering 16 double faults during the match to 3 by Swiatek.

The Belarusian won 4 break points during the match to 3 by Swiatek. Both the players won 5 games each in a row during the match. Sabalenka, in all, won 88 points in the match to 89 points by Swiatek.