WTA Brisbane: Sabalenka wins to set up Kasatkina clash as quarter-final line up is set

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the last eight of the WTA Brisbane International by defeating Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 15 seed, 6-1, 6-0 at the Queensland Tennis Center on Thursday.

Sabalenka, ranked No 2 in the world and the defending Australian Open champion, has dropped only four games in her first two matches of the season. This was also her 13th win in a row on Australian soil.

The Belarusian will play Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 5 seed, next. Prior to her win today, Sabalenka won against Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-0).

With this, the quarter-final line-up in Brisbane has been set.

• (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (5) Daria Kasatkina
• (3) Jelena Ostapenko vs. (8) Victoria Azarenka
• Linda Noskova vs. Mirra Andreeva
• (11) Anastasia Potapova vs. (2) Elena Rybakina

Queensland Tennis Center WTA 500, other round of 16 results (USD 1,736,763):

• Elena Rybakina (2) beat Elise Mertens (13): 6-1, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova (11) beat Veronika Kudermetova (6): 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4
• Mirra Andreeva beat Arina Rodionova (WC): 6-1, 6-1
• Daria Kasatkina beat Magda Linette (9): 6-4, 6-2
• Jelena Ostapenko (3) beat Karolina Pliskova (16): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
• Linda Noskova beat Julia Riera (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Victoria Azarenka (8) beat Clara Burel: 7-5, 6-2

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