The number one tennis player in the world, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros after beating the Russian with an Australian passport, Daria Kasatkina, 6-0, 7-5 in the third round.
The Belarusian overcame her third hurdle at this year’s second Grand Slam tournament. After the Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and the British Katie Boulter, she also brought Kasatkina to her knees.
There were difficult moments in the second set, but I’m glad I didn’t give upsaid the 28-year-old Sabaljenka after the victory.
I’m happy that I did broke through to the second weeksatisfied with her level of playshe added after her 100th career win as world number one, making her the ninth player to achieve that feat since the start of the WTA rankings.
Before her, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Justine Henin and Igi Swiatek were able to do it.
In the round of 16, she will face a Japanese woman Naomi Osakawho after a fierce and three-hour battle defeated the American teenager Iva Jović 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4.
I was much calmer than in the first two matches. It is a great honor to be hereI’ve never gotten this far in Paris beforeOsaka said.
Osaka, who has won four Grand Slam tournaments so far, was the best twice in Melbourne (2019, 2021), and New York (2018, 2020), made it to the round of 16 for the first time at the Paris tournament.
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