Aryna Sabalenka chasing Martina Hingis

The storm and rain disrupted the opening of the Australian Open without dampening the mood or lessening the effectiveness of world number 1, Aryna Sabalenka. For her entry into the tournament, the Belarusian blew away 6-3, 6-2 over the ambition of the American Sloane Stephens (titled in Melbourne in 2017), to sign a fifteenth consecutive victory at the Australian Open, where she cultivates a cherished story. In January 2023, after much torment, she lifted the cup of her dreams. His first Grand Slam trophy. The emotion, then the smile, told of the ordeals they had gone through. Long a prisoner of her emotions, the player had regularly failed in the semi-finals of Grand Slams (Wimbledon 2021, US Open 2021 and 2022). Before finding the key. By rebuilding a service too often weighed down by double faults (428 in 2022, including 21 during a match in Adelaide). That year, in Melbourne, the Belarusian did not miss the first opportunity offered and knocked down…