Brisbane Open: Sabalenka beats Putintseva to reach last eight
The world No 1 will face Marie Bouzkova in the next round
Aryna Sabalenka, 2025 | © Pat Hoelscher/AP/SIPA
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka moved into the last eight of the Brisbane Open by defeating Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 15 seed, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Sabalenka, ranked No 1, will face Marie Bouzkova next.
Ahead of her win today, the top-seeded Belarusian won against Mexican Renata Zarazua (6-4, 6-0).
Putintseva, ranked No 29, won against American McCartney Kessler (6-2, 7-5) in the previous round of the tournament.
Brisbane WTA 500, other round of 16 results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 1,520,600):
- Marie Bouzkova beat Victoria Azarenka (10): 6-4, 6-4
- Ons Jabeur beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
- Mirra Andreeva (8) beat Linda Noskova (12): 6-3, 6-0
- Anhelina Kalinina beat Yue Yuan: 6-1, 6-4
- Polina Kudermetova (Q) beat Daria Kasatkina (3): 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
- Ashlyn Krueger beat Suzan Lamens: 7-5, 6-0
- Kimberly Birrell (WC) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-6 (2), 6-2
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