(Melbourne) Aryna Sabalenka, 5e world, was again expeditious to dismiss the American Shelby Rogers (51e) 6-3, 6-1 in 1:27 to qualify for the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne.
The 24-year-old Belarusian showed off her power and landed 32 winning shots. She will face in the next round another American, Lauren Davis (57e), or the Belgian Elise Mertens (32e).
She had only taken 1 h 09 to pass the obstacle Tereza Martincova (74e) in the first round on Tuesday.
Sabalenka reached 8are finals in the last two editions of the Australian Major, without going any further. She has reached the Grand Slam semi-finals three times (Wimbledon 2021, United States Open 2021 and 2022).