Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (5) and French Caroline Garcia (4) meet of note as favorites in their Australian Open debuts to defeat the Czech Tereza Martincova by 6-4 and 6-1 and the Canadian from the previous Katherine Sebov by 6-3 and 6-0.
Sabalenka extended the good feeling experienced at the beginning of the year that lifted her to the crown at the Adelaide tournament to sign a tree of victories (5) in 2023 that served to prove her tenth consecutive victory in the first round of ‘ major’ competition.
Despite the huge final results (6-4 and 6-1), the Belarusian remained calm in the critical moments to successfully defend the five breaking balls he offered on his serve.
“Physically and mentally I am ready to go far. I hope I can perform my best version to make it”, he commented on the Rod Laver Arena track after the end of the clash.
His next rival was the American Shelby Rogerswho defeated the Dutch from the previous Arianne Hartano by 6-4 and 6-3.
As for the French favorite Garcia, it must have been a year since she was not among the best 70 tennis players in the world and she lost in the first round against the American, the previous Hailey Baptiste.
Her new, more aggressive version, a plan she implemented to crown Cincinnati, the WTA Finals and the doubles modality at Roland Garros in the 2022 campaign, resulted in 22 winners that ended the Canadian’s hopes of making a his debut in the final draw. at Melbourne Park.
Her next obstacle is fellow Canadian Leylah Fernández after he advanced against the gala Alizé Cornet (7-5and 6-2).
Source: La Verdad
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