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Sabalenka, Pegula Prevail In Rd-of-16; Eala-Williams Bow Out In Doubles Opener
Sisters Leylah Annie: World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka earned a straight-sets win, 6-3, 6-4, over Shuai Zhang to advance to the round of 16 of the Canadian Open.
With the win, Sabalenka improved to 25-1 on hard courts this season, becoming the fastest player to reach 25 hard-court wins in a season since Serena Williams in 2016. She's also now 5-1 against Zhang at the WTA Tour level, winning their last five meetings – all in straight sets.
While the World No. 1 never appeared in real danger of an upset, Zhang kept her under pressure throughout. Sabalenka even stared down a break point in the final game before wiping it away and taking the last three points to close out the win in straight sets, WTA reports.
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