Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane this Fridayby defeating Czech Marie Bouzkova, number 44 in the world.
The 26-year-old Belarusian, “hungry” for titles and “willing” to win the Australian Open again, had no problem defeating the Czech, the same age as Sabalenka, despite the fact that she fell several times, and He won in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4.
In the semifinals, Sabalenka will face one of tennis’ rising stars, Russian Mirra Andreeva17 years old, number 16 in the world and seeded number 8 in Brisbane. Andreeva defeated Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), on Friday.
Determined to maintain her number 1 status, Sabalenka is aiming for a third straight victory at the Australian Open (January 12-26), a feat she has not achieved since Martina Hingis between 1997 and 1999.
In Brisbane, the player who also won the 2024 US Open has yet to lose a set. In her first match, she won with authority against Mexican Renata Zarazúa before losing to Kazakh Yulia Putintseva.
Against Bouzkova, she showed signs of nerves with some uncharacteristic mistakes, but ended up winning in 1 hour and 44 minutes. Sabalenka had trouble closing out the match in the first, wasting four match points.and it was on his fifth time that the best player in the world sealed the match, with a winning serve to the body.
Source: La Verdad
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