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Starting her season with the Adelaide International, Aryna Sabalenka entered the tournament to get her game warmed up and ready not only for the Australian Open, but for the entire season tour. She played aggressively and went on a streak of defeating 3 tough opponents, clocking 23 blasting aces and straight set victories throughout the participation at Adelaide.
The test was facing Linda Noskova, and 18 year old that had downed Daria Kasatkina and others on the road to this final. But the Belarusian wouldn’t let up on her gritty play and defeated Noskova in straight sets to capture her first title in two years.
“I want to congratulate [Noskova] on an amazing week. I think you’re going to have a great future,” Sabalenka gave kudos to her young opponent. The future was becoming brilliant also for Aryna as she continued on to the Australian Open, the first grand slam or ‘Happy Slam’ as it’s often called.
Coming face-to-face with stronger more dynamic players, Sabalenka put her aggressive play and dynamic tactics to work on all 5 competitors including Belinda Bencic and Donna Vekic to win in straights from all of them. Sabalenka’s defensive play captured the Australian Open from…
