MELBOURNE, Australia — No. 5-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 on Monday to succeed in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the primary time.
Bencic double-faulted to drop the primary set, which put Sabalenka in management from that time.
No. 4-seeded Caroline Garcia confronted Magda Linette later Monday for the ultimate place within the ladies’s quarterfinals. Garcia reached the semifinals of the US Open final season however has by no means reached the quarterfinals in Australia.
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High-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Ons Jabeur have each been eradicated, leaving No. 3 Jessica Pegula because the highest-ranked girl by to the ultimate eight.
“I am tremendous pleased with the win at present,” Sabalenka mentioned. “She [Bencic] is an unbelievable participant. She performed so good. I am actually pleased with the extent at present.”
Sabalenka mentioned she had labored laborious on controlling her feelings throughout matches.
“It takes me a short time to grasp that unfavorable feelings usually are not going to assist me on courtroom,” she mentioned. “You simply have to remain sturdy and imagine it doesn’t matter what.”
The Related Press contributed to this story.