MELBOURNE - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka shrugged off a shaky display to fight her way into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(5) 6-4 victory over ClaraTauson on Friday.
Rybakina proved simply too powerful, especially on her serve, drilling 11 aces – a tally bettered by only CocoGauff (12) and ClaraTauson (13) across the previous first-round matches.