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Aryna Sabalenka handed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic a broad 6-3 6-0 decision astatine a sweltering Melbourne Park connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) to stay connected people for a 3rd Australian Open rubric successful 4 years.
The satellite fig one, champion successful 2023 and 2024 and runner-up past year, volition conscionable either Coco Gauff oregon Elina Svitolina for a spot successful Saturday's rubric match.
Sabalenka raced into a 3-0 pb successful the opener, and Jovic was made to enactment by the Belarusian to clasp her serve successful the 4th crippled to summation a foothold successful the set.
The teenager, appearing successful her archetypal Grand Slam quarter-final, utilized her velocity astir the tribunal to frustrate her much experienced opponent, though Sabalenka yet closed retired the archetypal acceptable successful conscionable nether an hour.
Sabalenka was more ascendant successful the 2nd set, the 27-year-old firing a cross-court victor beyond Jovic to interruption service successful the opening crippled earlier dominating the remainder of the acceptable to corroborate her progress.
