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Australian Open: Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the tournament after defeating Bencic
Melbourne. Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Belinda Bencic here on Monday. Bencic double-faulted to lose the first set and Sabalenka didn’t give her a chance after that. In women’s singles, top seed Inga Swiatek and second seed Ons Jabur are already out after defeats.
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Third seed Jessica Pegula is the highest seeded player to reach the last eight in women’s singles. Sabalenka said after the match, “I am very happy to win today. She is a great player and is playing very well. I’m really happy with the level of tennis I played today.