Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant form at the China Open, defeating Mananchaya Sawangkaew in straight sets to reach the third round. Meanwhile, home favorite Zhang Shuai also advanced with a victory.
FILE - Italy’s Jannick Sinner gestures after defeating Chile’s Nicolas Jarry during the China Open tennis tournament held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts during a match against Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand for the China Open tennis tournament held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
On court Saturday, the two-time Grand Slam champion again found himself behind in the Chinese capital after Safiullin broke serve twice to claim the opening set. “Titles are more important obviously than finals. But even then 75 quarterfinals are great,” said Medvedev, who is Russian. “When I made my first quarterfinal was Moscow and I was pretty happy. And now it’s 75. I am still happy, but not the same way.”In the women’s draw, U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
Third-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy rallied from a poor first set to beat Denmark’s Clara Tauson 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. Paolini, therunner-up, will play Poland’s Magda Linette after the 31st-seeded player also needed three sets to progress past Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
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