Third seed Aryna Sabalenka opens Olympics campaign with straight-sets win

The No. 3 seed from Belarus scored a 6-2, 6-1 win over Poland’s Magda Linette and will next meet either Caroline Garcia or Donna Vekic

Aryna Sabalenka, Abu Dhabi 2021 January 11, 2021, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ARYNA SABALENKA of Belarus in action during her quarter final match at the 2021 Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open WTA 500 tournament against E. Rybakina of Kazakhstan. Sabalenka won 6:4, 4:6, 6:3.
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