​Aryna Sabalenko (1) and Olena Rybakina (2) did not feel any emotions in the matches they played on Wednesday at WTA Brisbane. However, there were also favorites who left the competition in the second round, among them Soran Kirstea.

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Aryna Sabalenko and Olena Rybakina in the eighth

Aryna Sabalenko was on the court for only 59 minutes, the athlete from Belarus effectively beat Lucia Bronzetti, the score 6-0, 6-3.

Even second favorite Olena Rybakina had no emotions: 6-4, 6-1 with Australian Olivia Gadeki.

Favorites Samsonov, Aleksandrov, Kirstea and Kalinin were eliminated early

Things did not go so well for all the favorites of the day at WTA Brisbane, Ludmila Samsonova (4), Kateryna Aleksandrova (7), Sorana Kirstya (10) and Angelina Kalinina (12), who lost their matches in the second round.

WTA Brisbane, second round results

Aryna Sabalenko (1) – Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 6-0

Lin Zhu (15) – Daniel Collins 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(0)

Magda Lynette (9) def. Christina Bux 6-3, 7-5

Daria Kasatkina (5) – Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-4

Jelena Ostapenko (3) – Kamila Giorgi 6-1, 6-4

Karolina Plishkova (16) – Naomi Osaka 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4

Klara Burel – Angelina Kalinina (12) 6-4, 6-1

Yulia Riera – Kateryna Alexandrova (7) 6-3, 6-4

Linda Noskova – Sorana Kirstea (10) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Mirra Andreeva – Lyudmila Samsonova (4) 6-2, 6-1

Veronika Kudermetova (6) – Anna Karolina Shmidlova 6-2, 6-3

Anastasia Potapova (11) – Daria Saville 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Elise Mertens (13) – Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

Olena Rybakina (2) – Olivia Gadecki 6-4, 6-1

WTA Brisbane, optimal schedule

Aryna Sabalenko (1) – Lin Zhu (15)

Magda Lynette (9) – Daria Kasatkina (5)

Olena Ostapenko (3) – Karolina Plishkova (16)

Clara Burel – Julia Riera

Linda Noskova – Mirra Andreeva

Veronika Kudermetova (6) – Anastasia Potapova (11)

Elise Mertens (13) – 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).

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