Aryna Sabalenka clinched her second Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Zheng Qinwen. She is the first woman since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013 to win back-to-back Australian Open titles, and the fifth since 2000 to win the championship without dropping a set. After her victory Sabalenka said ‘since last year, I kind of changed my mentality, and my approach to tennis… I just try to work hard when I’m on the court, but when I’m off the court, just try to forget tennis life’.
Aryna Sabalenka thrashes Zheng Qinwen to retain Australian Open title