There have been no shocks with the massive weapons all advancing on day 4 of the Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took the possibility to play some experimental tennis throughout her routine win over Bai Zhuoxuan on the Australian Open – however admitted the outcomes have been blended.
The world primary cruised into the third spherical 6-3 6-1 with a victory so easy she discovered time to combine up her trademark energy recreation with some serve-and-volley factors and a sprinkling of drop photographs.
It didn’t all the time work however there was by no means any hazard of the Belarusian failing to advance towards a participant ranked 702 on the planet after an injury-ravaged 2025.
“Perhaps that is the best way to enhance, like each time to seek for one thing new,” Sabalenka mentioned. “The serve-and-volley as we speak didn’t actually work properly. I did one, that’s success. However I’m attempting, I’m attempting my finest.”
Sabalenka was seeded to satisfy Emma Raducanu subsequent however the Brit didn’t maintain her finish of the discount, happening 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 to Anastasia Potapova.
Third seed Coco Gauff breezed by way of, beating Olga Danilovic 6-2 6-2. Danilovic beat Venus Williams in spherical one however couldn’t again it up towards one other American.
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