No.5 Sabalenka Moves Into Aussie Open 3rd Round
Sabalenka defeated American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open, Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning run to six games. The No. 5-seeded Sabalenka, who won the championship to start the year in Adelaide, fell behind the American 3-1 early in the match but came back to win the first set and then the second set with ease.
Sabalenka stated, "I anticipated a fantastic level from her today, and that's why I remained concentrated from the start to the finish.In the third round, Sabalenka will take against either No. 26 seed Elise Mertens or Lauren Davis.
Veronika Kudermetova, ranked No. 9, was upset by American qualifier Katie Volnyets, age 21, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Having advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, Volnyets said, "I genuinely got the shivers because the supporters here are absolutely unbelievable." I've never played in a stadium this full, with so many people supporting me and keeping the atmosphere up. It was fantastic,
Taylor Townsend was eliminated after losing to No. 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.On the men's side, No. 25 seed Dan Evans advanced to the third round for the third year in a row by defeating Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
On the men's side, No. 25 seed Dan Evans advanced to the third round for the third year in a row by defeating Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.The absence of Rafael Nadal, who was defeated on Wednesday after losing a fight with an ailing hip, continued to dominate the news on the men's side.
