Aryna Sabalenka has continued her strong form at the Brisbane International and has now only lost four games across her opening rounds in the tournament.
“It’s been an amazing two games, I think I played a really great match,” she told Nine’s Jelena Dokic.
“Even though the score is 6-1 6-0 it wasn’t an easy match, she (Zhu Lin) played really great tennis.
“Of course I’m super happy with the level (of performance) and super happy with the win today.”
The world number two went on to thank the Brisbane crowd for its somewhat late night support.
“Thank you so much for staying (out), it’s not that late, but staying back late and supporting us,” she laughed.
“Thank you, you really make this place special.”
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Sabalenka’s Brisbane International appearance is the first of her career, having last played in the city in a Federation Cup match.
The Belarus representative poked fun at the crowd for their choice of support last time.
“It’s definitely better playing the tournament because last time I played here, I mean obviously you guys supported Australians, so it wasn’t like that great atmosphere for us, but I’m super happy to be back and super happy to feel the support,” she said to the cheers of the crowd.
“It’s been an amazing place, amazing city and I really hope I’m going to do really well here.”
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Sabalenka’s win over Lin made it 13 wins in a row in Australia.
It continues her love affair with the country, having won the Australian Open in 2023.
The 25-year-old is hoping she can replicate that performance but is putting last year’s success in the back of her mind.
“It’s a bit different, I improved myself a lot last season and going here this year I knew that I would get some support and it would be enjoyable to play (but) I’m trying to not focus on the previous result here … I hope I’m going to improve my game this summer and overall this season,” she said.