Aryna Sabalenko had problems with Lin Zhu only in the first game of the match, losing one on her own serve. From that moment on, the athlete from Belarus dictated the pace and showed a real offensive line (6-1, 6-0 after 70 minutes).

Aryna Sabalenko: 12-game winning streak against Lin Zhu: 6-1, 6-0

No. 15 seed and WTA No. 33 Lin Zhu gave her opponent some trouble in the first game, one that lasted more than 10 minutes and came back to haunt the Chinese on her return.

As if irritated by her opponent’s boldness, Arina immediately threw all her offensive weapons into battle: sharp and accurate returners, strong blows from the right, rough blows from the back and submissions (some of them) that are difficult to return even in the men’s circle.

From the first game (the one that could have given us the feeling that we were in for a slightly more balanced match), Sabalenko gave a monologue: she won 12 games in a row and finished the match after 70 minutes (6-1, 6-0).

WTA Brisbane, optimal results

Daria Kasatkina (5) – Magda Lynette (9) 6-4, 6-2

Victoria Azarenka (8) – Klara Burel 7-5, 6-2

Linda Noskova – Julia Riera 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3

Mirra Andreeva – Arina Rodionova 6-1, 6-1

Olena Ostapenko (3) – Karolina Plishkova (16) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Anastasia Potapova (11) – Veronika Kudermetova (6) 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-4

Olena Rybakina (2) – Elise Mertens (13) 6-1, 6-0

Aryna Sabalenko (1) – Lin Zhu (15) 6-1, 6-0

WTA Brisbane quarter schedule

Aryna Sabalenko (1) – Darya Kasatkina (5)

Olena Ostapenko (3) – Victoria Azarenka (8)

Linda Noskova – Mirra Andreeva

Anastasia Potapova (11) – Olena Rybakina (2)

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).