Aryna Sabalenka has by no means gone past the fourth spherical of the Australian Open
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Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her sturdy type on the Australian Open with victory over Elise Mertens to achieve the fourth spherical.
The Belarusian, who’s aiming for her first Grand Slam singles title, beat her Belgian former doubles associate 6-2 6-3 on Saturday.
The 24-year-old has but to lose a match in 2023, having gained the Adelaide Worldwide 1 title within the build-up to the primary main of the 12 months.
She is going to subsequent face Belinda Bencic.
Swiss twelfth seed Bencic reached the fourth spherical with a 6-2 7-5 win over Camila Giorgi of Italy.
She is on a nine-match successful streak, having gained the Adelaide Worldwide 2 title earlier in January.
Karolina Pliskova and Donna Vekic additionally superior to the final 16 within the ladies’s singles on Saturday.
Former world primary Pliskova beat Russia’s Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-2, whereas Vekic defeated Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-2 6-2.
Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova, 17, reached the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam for the primary time with a 7-5 2-6 6-3 win over compatriot Marketa Vondrousova.
Within the ladies’s doubles, American pair Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula beat Wang Xinyu of China and Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 7-5 6-1 to achieve the third spherical.