Aryna Sabalenkanumber 2 in the world, remains unstoppable in 2023. The Belarusian has accessed the Dubai WTA 1000 quarterfinals though he has offered one of his few glimmers of doubt so far this year.
Sabalenka defeated the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko through 2-6, 6-1 and 6-1 to add his thirteenth consecutive victory, is full this year after their Adelaide and Australian Open titles. It was in the final of the year’s first Grand Slam, against Elena Rybakina (4-6, 6-3 and 6-4) when she lost her only set on loan so far in 2022.
However, after being outclassed by Ostapenko in the first set, Sabalenka responds with authority to the following two to enter the quarterfinals where the winner of the Czech duel in between Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova. Thus, the Belarusian once again demonstrated her candidacy for the title, after sweeping Lauren Davis 6-0, 6-1 in the preliminary round.
You had to go back to 2015 to see a streak similar to Sabalenka’s at the start of the season. So, Serena Williams won her first twenty-four matches. The one from Minsk, who rested last week in Doha, continues with the same confidence he showed in the month of January.
Source: La Verdad
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