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Jan 17, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Coco Gauff of United States of America hits a forehand during her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the third round of the women’s singles at the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her quest for her third consecutive Australian Open title, defeating Russia’s Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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It was the 18th straight match win for Sabalenka, of Belarus, in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Andreeva, the No. 14 seed, won just 33 total points in the match, striking 10 winners against 18 unforced errors. Her serve was broken four times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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By contrast, Sabalenka had three aces among her 15 winners, making 11 unforced errors. She was pleased with her performance after the match, which was played in sunny conditions on a quick court at Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Today, I came out on the court and I was trying to put the ball back and the ball was flying like a rocket,” Sabalenka said. “I was super happy with the level today, and I hope conditions help me and I hope it’s going to be the same until the end of the tournament.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Sabalenka moved to 9-0 on the season. In Melbourne, she has won 24 straight sets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The next challenger for Sabalenka will be Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No. 27 seed, who bested No. 18 Donna Vekic of Croatia 7-6 (0), 6-0. The players stayed on serve in a tense first set, but Pavlyuchenkova shut out Vekic in the tiebreaker, then continued the momentum into the second set, breaking her opponent’s serve three times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Also moving to the quarterfinals on Sunday was Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, who came from behind to beat Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Gauff hadn’t dropped a set this season until this match, which took 2 hours, 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The first set showed Gauff she needed to change strategy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“I just was trying to be more aggressive in the second and third. Kind of play bigger because she was playing so big,” Gauff said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In the quarterfinals, Gauff will meet No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain. They have split their six previous head-to-head matches. Gauff will be bidding to reach her second straight Australian Open semifinal, losing last year to Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Badosa defeated Olga Danilovic of Serbia 6-1, 7-6 (2) to advance. Badosa battled back from a three-game deficit in the second set to win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“The second set was a little bit tricky because I think I was 5-2 down, but it wasn’t like a real 5-2 because I was playing well,” Badosa said. “It was like small points there. I think I changed the momentum and I finished playing great again.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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