Aryna Sabalenko entered the new competitive season with an impressive victory, defeating Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 6-0 in just 59 minutes of play. The match was part of the second round of the WTA Brisbane, a competition where Aryna is the defending champion.

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Aryna Sabalena, strong 2024 debut – easy win in WTA second round in Brisbane

2023 was a very successful year for Sabalenka: she won her first Grand Slam title (at the Australian Open), became the world leader, and had strong results at other Grand Slam tournaments: a finalist at the US Open and a semi-finalist at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

This season, the athlete from Belarus wants other important titles and a return to the chair of the WTA leader.

Arina (WTA number two and top favorite in Brisbane) has started the new season well with a one quick win over Lucia Bronzetti. It took only 59 minutes for Sabalenka to overtake the Italian, who in many moments seemed like just a sparring partner.

In the 1/8 finals, Aryna will meet the winner of the match between Danielle Collins (54 WTA) and Lin Zhu (33 WTA and favorite 15).

The result of the match between Aryna Sabalenko and Lucia Bronzetti

The WTA tournament in Brisbane takes place from December 31 to January 7 on hard, is in the WTA 500 category, has a total prize money of $1,736,763, and the title champion is Arina Sabalanka (2023).

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