Aryna Sabalenkatop seed at the China Open, defeated Madison Keys, winning 6-4 and 6-3thus advancing to the quarterfinals of the Chinese tournament.
The match, played on the Diamond center court of the Beijing complex, lasted one hour and five minutes, where Sabalenka showed stability in her game, especially in the key points of the first setwhich he managed to win 6-4.
The Belarusian broke Keys’ serve twice, while the American managed just one break.
The Belarusian took advantage of her good performance on the first servewho won most of the points with him and maintained the lead throughout the set.
In the second set, the world number two continued her dominance, breaking Keys’ serve three times and sealing the final 6-3.
Despite the double fault, he knows how to keep the rhythm and take advantage of his rival’s mistakes.who accumulated six double faults throughout the game.
Sabalenka’s effectiveness with others, along with her aggressiveness in attack, allowed her to capitalize on break opportunities and close the match with authority.
The Belarusian will face the winner of the match between Cristina Bucsa (n.79) and Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinals (n.49), who will face this Wednesday in the Chinese tournament.
Sabalenka is joined by Paula Badosa, whom she hopes to meet in Sunday’s grand final, and the American Coco Gauff in the quarterfinal round, while other seeds, such as the Italian Jasmine Paolini and the North American Jessica Pegula, were eliminated.
The current champion and world number one, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is not participating in this year’s edition of the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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