Aryna Sabalenka was promoted to the quarter -finals of the WTA tournament in Rome. The Belarusian defeated the Ukrainian – Marta Kostiuk after a very difficult and demanding meeting. After the first set, nothing announced, because the first rocket in the world in just over 30 minutes dealt with the rival 6: 1. However, in the second set the opponent set very difficult conditions. “Sabalenka did not use two match balls, but at the third she finished the action with a beautiful abbreviation. The Belarusian had to defend one set in a tie-break. When she succeeded after a beautiful forhend along the line, she roared very loudly. The second set lasted until an hour and 35 minutes!” – reported by Paweł Matys in Sport.pl.
Aryna Sabalenka surprised after the match
After the match, Aryna Sabalenka gave an interview in which she revealed, which meant that she did not look best on the court. “Yesterday I did not eat my favorite pasta, so that's why I didn't do the best today. I hope that tomorrow's pasta will help me on Wednesday,” said the leader of the world ranking.
The WTA service posted a fragment of her statements on his Instagram profile and wrote: “We need recommendations” – we read. The entry met with a considerable reaction of the fans. “Aryna is amazing”, “I love her so much. She is so natural”, “How I love her laughter and a smile” – we read.
Aryna Sabalenka will play with Qinwen Zheng in the quarter -finals
In the next round, the Belarusian will face Qinwen Zheng. Khinka defeated the Canadian Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the 1/8 finals. Aryna Sabalenka triumphed over the Golden Olympic medalist in all six previous matches. This took place, among others in the Australian Open 2024 final, or the quarter -finals of WTA Miami this year.
Yardbarker.com has calculated that if Aryna Sabalenka reaches the finals in Rome, he joins the legends of Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Monika Seles, who were the only one in the last four decades have reached seven or more WTA finals before the second great sem of the season.