Aryna Sabalenka, 5th in the world, was again expeditious to dismiss the American Shelby Rogers (51st) 6-3, 6-1 in 1h27 and thus qualify for the third round of the Australian Open, Thursday in Melbourne.
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The 24-year-old Belarusian showed off her power and landed 32 winning shots.
She will face in the next round another American, Lauren Davis (57th), or the Belgian Elise Mertens (32nd).
“
She always plays fast and puts me under pressure.
I expected a great level from him and that's why I had to stay focused to win in straight sets
, ”summarized Aryna Sabalenka.
She had only taken 1h09 to pass the obstacle Tereza Martincova (74th) 6-1, 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday.
Sabalenka has reached the round of 16 at the last two editions of the Australian Major, without going any further.
She has reached the Grand Slam semi-finals three times (Wimbledon 2021, US Open 2021 and 2022).
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