Sabalenka powers past Ostapenko into Italian Open semis

Australian Open champ Aryna Sabalenka has had little hassle defeating Latvian ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 to achieve the Italian Open semi-finals.

Sabalenka has by no means gained the Italian Open however she had the vast majority of the help on Centre Court, the place the group rose to congratulate the Belarusian’s triumph which took little over an hour to finish.

“I would definitely say that it was the best performance of the tournament. I’m super happy that I was able to play without pain today and hopefully with every day I will feel better and better, and I will recover as good as I can for the next match.

“With this wonderful environment, this wonderful help, that is why I’m super-motivated right here,” Sabalenka mentioned.

“This is the dream event for me to win due to these feelings I’m getting.

Ostapenko managed to save lots of two break factors within the opening sport, however Sabalenka broke on the subsequent two alternatives to steer 4-1, and though the Latvian held her subsequent service sport to like, she was unable to halt Sabalenka’s march.

World No.2 Sabalenka wanted just one break of serve, making it 4-3, to take the second set and the victory, with Ostapenko unable to power a single break level over the course of the match.

Sabalenka awaits the winner of Wednesday’s different quarter-final between Belarusian twenty fourth seed Victoria Azarenka and American thirteenth seed Danielle Collins.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au