Caroline Garcia joins the seeds exiting the Australian Open women's draw, following a straight-sets defeat to Magda Linette, while world number five Aryna Sabalenka advances to the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the first time.
abc.net.au/news/australian-open-caroline-garcia-maga-linette-aryna-sabalenka/101883530France's Caroline Garcia has joined the seeds exiting the Australian Open women's draw, following a straight-sets upset loss to Polish world number 45 Magda Linette.Aryna Sabalenka won 7-5, 6-2 against Belinda BencicLinette produced a clinical display to beat fourth-seeded Garcia 7-6 , 6-4 in the last 16 on Rod Laver Arena.
Aryna Sabalenka showcased her awesome power by blasting 32 winners to charge into the quarterfinals for the first time at Melbourne Park. The world number five continued her perfect start to the year with a 7-5, 6-2 win over 12th-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in Monday's first match on Rod Laver Arena. Bencic raced to a 4-2 lead but won just one of the next six games, dropping the opening set with a double fault.Sabalenka's superior serve was telling as she ran away with an eighth consecutive straight-sets victory of the year in one hour and 27 minutes.
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