Beijing. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, ranked second in the women’s world ranking, defeated Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets here on Wednesday to enter the quarterfinals of the China Open tennis tournament and achieved her career-best 15 consecutive wins. equalized the victory. Three-time Grand Slam winner Sabalenka started this streak by winning the Cincinnati Open tournament in August and she continued this winning campaign by winning the US Open title last month.
He also won the Australian Open earlier this year. Earlier, Sabalenka had won 15 consecutive matches in the 2020-21 season. The 26-year-old Sabalenka will now face Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova, who defeated Spain’s Christina Bucsa 6-2, 6-0, in the quarterfinals. In the men’s category, top-ranked Yannick Sinner will face third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Sinner and Alcaraz have won all four Grand Slams this year.
On the other hand, in the ongoing Shanghai Masters tournament, experienced French player Gael Monfils entered the second round by defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-4, 6-3. The 38-year-old Monfils will face Argentina’s Sebastian Baez in the next round. Apart from this, Arthur Rinderknecht defeated America’s Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-6 (5) and Netherlands’ Botik von de Zandschulp defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-2. Alexander Muller also came back from a set down to defeat Italy’s Luca Nardi 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
