Australian Open: Arina Sabalenka in third round after defeating Shelby Rogers

Melbourne. Fifth seed Arina Sabalenka beat Shelby Rogers of America 6. 3, 6. 1 has reached the third round of the Australian Open. Sabalenka, who won the Adelaide International, started 1. Trailing by 3 but winning five games in a row, he took the first set and did not allow Rogers to return in the second set. She will now face either Elise Mertens or Lauren Davis.

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In other matches, Veronika Kudermetova was defeated by American qualifier Katy Wolniats 6. 4, 2. 6, 6. beat by 2. America’s Taylor Townsendko though 19th seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 1. 6, 6. 2, 6. Beaten by 3. In the men’s section, 25th seed Dan Evans defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 6. 4, 6. 4, 6. beat by 1.