Melbourne (AFP) – Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka achieved a crushing victory over Chinese Jeng Chenwen 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday, winning her second title in the Australian Open tennis tournament, the first of the four major tournaments.
Published on: 01/27/2024 – 11:33 Last updated: 01/27/2024 – 11:31
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Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Geng Chenwen in the Melbourne final © David Gray/AP
The 25-year-old, ranked second in the world, won the final match in 76 minutes against the world number 15 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, to win her second major title.
She demonstrated her great superiority in the past two weeks and finished the tournament without losing a set.
She also demonstrated the consistency of her level on big occasions, as she reached at least the semi-finals in her last six appearances in Grand Slam tournaments.
Sabalenka became the first player to retain her title in Melbourne since her compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013.
On the other hand, Chenwen (21 years old) failed to become the second Chinese woman to win a major title after Na Li, who won Roland Garros in 2011 and Australia in 2014, but she will enter the top ten club in the Monday rankings for professional women’s players, becoming seventh, knowing that she entered 2021 ranked 143. Globally.
Before Melbourne, the Chinese woman, nicknamed “Queen Wen” in her country, had never gone further in a major tournament than the quarter-finals, which she reached only once last year at Flushing Meadows.
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2024-01-27 10:33:05
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