Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka beat No. 17 seed Victoria Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (1) at Rod Laver Arena to secure a quarterfinal spot.
- She could not convert match points at 5-4 in the second set before closing out a dominant tiebreak.
- Her run of 20 straight Grand Slam tiebreak wins ties Djokovic for the longest such streak in the Open Era.
- Sabalenka’s serve set the tone, including three aces and a 31-minute opening set, though errors tightened the second.
- Next she plays 18-year-old Iva Jovic, who defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.