Sabalenka glides past Fruhvirtova into third round

Shrivathsa Sridhar - Reuters - 17/01
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her Australian Open title defence with another comfortable victory as the Belarusian beat 16-year-old Czech Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2 to move into the third round on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Second seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her Australian Open title defence with another comfortable victory as the Belarusian beat 16-year-old Czech Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2 to move into the third round on Wednesday.
Playing a second straight qualifier, Sabalenka did not have it all her way early in the opening set on Rod Laver Arena and swapped breaks with her opponent after some wayward hitting.
"I think for someone who is 16, she's doing an incredible job," Sabalenka said. "I wish I...
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