Sabalenka

The Aryna Sabalenka of 2023 is a starkly improved model from the player who was in Melbourne 12 months ago in a couple of ways, but one aspect in particular ...

And I was hoping that one day I would find the right target,” she said. If her nerve and serve holds, she will be difficult to beat in Melbourne. She clipped her fastest serve at 190km/h and her average first serve speed was 174.1km/h. And she did not strike a double fault for the match. Twenty of the 49 first serves she struck were unreturnable. In a second-round match against Xinyu Wang, for example, she served nine double faults in her opening two service games.

Aryna Sabalenka improved her winning streak to six as she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

The No. "I literally have the chills because the fans here are just incredible," said Volnyets, who is through to the third round of a Grand Slam event for the first time. "I've never played in a stadium this packed and with that many people keeping the energy up for me.

Aryna Sabalenka shook off a slow start to power past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1 and move into the Australian Open third round on Thursday, ...

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There was a huge applause ahead of match point then a standing ovation after it, before Stosur walked to the middle of the court and waved. And the capacity crowd rode every high and low throughout the doubles contest as they savoured one of their last chances to watch Stosur in action. Stosur was in a playful mood as her farewell tour kicked off, geeing up the crowd after holding serve to start the second set.

A dominant Aryna Sabalenka is serving notice after a sixth straight win Down Under.

"Actually this is the only reason why I work with an Australian fitness coach," she said. "Today I expected a great level from her. "It's going to be a great battle either way," Sabalenka said. She prised open the match with a double break when Rogers hit a third double fault, and a fourth two games later off the American's strings set Sabalenka up to close out the 87-minute affair on her 32nd winner. Serving improvements aside, Sabalenka admitted she had worked hard to better maintain her composure last season and it came to the fore against the American. The 24-year-old firmed up as a genuine contender to land her first major at Melbourne Park this year with her 11th career title at the Adelaide 1 event, but the 51st-ranked Rogers was not entirely shy on matchplay after she qualified for both events in the South Australian capital.

Aryna Sabalenka won against Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday and meets either American Lauren Davis or Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 26 seed, next.

- Lauren Davis vs. - Kimberly Birrell vs. - Varvara Gracheva vs. - Claire Liu vs. - Marketa Vondrousova vs. Mertens was her doubles partner for many years – the pair won two major doubles titles together.