World number one Aryna Sabalenka said Sunday her fighting spirit helped her bounce back from a stuttering first week at the Australian Open to blast into the quarter-finals.
The world No. 1 dropped just three games against Mirra Andreeva to win an eighteenth straight match in Melbourne, commemorating the result with an on-court snapshot.
The world No. 1 has now won her last 17 matches Down Under—and her last 22 sets—as she edges into the second week after a tense battle with ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson.