Sabalenka rides unstoppable – AS.com

Aryna Sabalenka will play for the first time the semifinals of the Open the Australia after cutting off Donna Vekic in the quarterfinals (6-3 and 6-2 in 1h49). The 24-year-old Belarusian and seeded number 5, is one step away from the first final of her career (she has stayed three times at the gates) in a major, and will fight for her on Thursday against Magda Linette, that surprised Karolina Pliskova.

Sabalenka is riding an eight-match winning streak without dropping a set in 2023, including the Adelaide 1 WTA 500 title. Somehow, Aryna got even with a rival who had beaten her in five of their six previous meetings.

Against Vekic, 26 years old and 64th, the Belarusian dispatched another serious and stable match, with nine direct aces for a total of 38 winners (she is the tournament leader with 163), very accurate to the rest (5/13 in break points), taking advantage of the 13 double faults of his rival.

A strong person

Vekic lacked security with his serve to be able to compete against a tennis player who is in great shape and who hopes to finally succeed in a big one. I am super happy for this victory. The secret is that I have remained calm and I have been focused on the game. I have to thank my parents for making me a strong person”, said Sabalenka, who has the reward for all her efforts just around the corner.