Double title holder, world n°1 and titled at Brisbane during his resumption tournament, Aryna Sabalenka is the clear favorite of this 2025 edition of theAustralian Open. His quest for a historic treble began well against Sloane Stephens. The Belarusian logically scored a seventh victory in a row this Wednesday against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro6-3, 7-5. Sabalenka did not deliver her best match, especially on serve, but she was able to do the job to advance to the third round. She will face Clara Tauson.
Video – Aryna Sabalenka in the 3rd round of the Australian Open
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“I have always been proud to represent Belarus”
Still playing under neutral banner, since the invasion of l’Ukraine by the Russia with the complicity of the Belarusian, Aryna Sabalenka mentioned a possible return of his colors in tournaments. “I have always been proud to represent Belarus, because it is a small country and I managed to do it from a very small country. It’s not like I trained in the United States or Spain.”she said. “I felt like I was some sort of inspiration for the next generation. I was somehow motivating the people there. If they bring it back (the flag of Belarus), I will be happy. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter.” For the moment, there is no news pointing to a return of the Russian and Belarusian flags.
