A. Sabalenka reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open-2026

Belarusian world number one Aryna Sabalenka has reached the fourth round of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open. In the 1/16 finals match, the Belarusian faced Austria's Anastasia Potapova and won in two sets — 7:6, 7:6. In the 1/8 finals, Aryna Sabalenka will play Victoria Mboko from Canada. The opponent is on the 16^th line in the world ranking. Previously, the girls had never crossed paths in a face-to-face confrontation on the courts.