World number one and reigning champion, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, calmed the Spanish surge Jessica Bouzas in the second set and pulled hard to close out the win in two sets 6-3 and 7-5 and reach the third round of the Australian Open.
The player from Minsk had to use his best tennis to hold off the Galician’s reaction 5-2 in the second set. Sabalenka stopped the Spaniard, winning five straight games and sealing the victory in one hour and 36 minutes.
The 22-year-old Spanish player, who will make his debut in the main draw of the Australian Open in 2025, the fifth time he has enjoyed Grand Slam tournaments, suffered the pressure at the most important moment of the clash.
A background far from the background of Sabalenka, a success pig, with experience in main events and a recognized power that she used to extend her journey to a third straight title in Melbourne and equal the record of the Swiss Martina Hingis in 1997 .
For the first time as the number one seed in a Grand Slam, Sabalenka started the match against the Spaniard strongly and took the lead with ease. He does not have the talent of Bouzas who, far from giving up the fight, took the reigning champions and one game away from a draw.
The Belarusian, who achieved his sixteenth straight victory in Melbourne, will face the Danish in the third round, round of 32 Clara Tausonwho eliminated German Tatjana Maria by doubles 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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