Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka blamed heavy balls and a slow court Friday as she dropped four serve games in a row before "pushing to the limit" to keep her Australian Open hat-trick dream alive.
The world No. 1 has now won her last 17 matches Down Under—and her last 22 sets—as she edges into the second week after a tense battle with ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson.
MELBOURNE: ArynaSabalenka ... let go of the set,” said Sabalenka, who is bidding to become the first woman to win three successive titles at Melbourne Park since MartinaHingis from 1997-99 ...
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