Aryna Sabalenka eradicated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro with the rating of 6-3, 7-5, qualifying for the third spherical of the Australian Open 2025.
At the least within the 2nd set, the efficiency of the Belarusian was fairly questionable, nevertheless it needs to be emphasised that within the necessary moments she confirmed a formidable psychological solidity, a symptom of her new standing as ruler of girls’s tennis.
The WTA No.1, after beating Bouzas Maneiro, stated within the on-court interview how she thought of herself individual, mocking her group:
“I want people to know that I’m not that crazy off the court. It’s just Aryna on the court. I have to say that I’m a good person off the court. I don’t know if my team will agree. But I’m a good person, I promise!
16 consecutive wins: what’s special about this place? Definitely the people. I have to say today you guys were a little more rooting for her. But it’s okay, I forgive you!”
Aryna Sabalenka© Stream screenshot
Within the different matches, Coco Gauff beat Jodie Burrage 6-3, 7-5, whereas there was a complete domination by Paula Badosa, who left just one recreation to wild card Talia Gibson.
Within the males’s singles, all the pieces was simple for Alexander Zverev: the German tennis participant dominated the match in opposition to Pedro Martinez, exhibiting an important angle all through the match, successful 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. Now he faces the problem with Jacob Fearnley.
Right now too, Novak Djokovic struggled greater than anticipated, this time in opposition to Jaime Faria. The Serbian champion had a troublesome second within the last a part of the second set, which he then misplaced within the tie-break. Issues then modified once more, as a result of the Serbian champion managed to boost the extent and put distance between himself and his opponent.
His path to the Australian Open will turn into extraordinarily treacherous ranging from the third spherical: on the opposite aspect of the online he’ll discover Tomas Machac.
