Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka reached the third round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. The 7th racket of the world in the second round defeated the Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina. For reaching the 1/8 finals, Sabalenka will compete with American Ann Lee, who is ranked 69th in the world rankings. Meanwhile, the Belarusian Yegor Gerasimov in the second round lost in three sets to Russian Aslan Karatsev.