Sabalenka cruises into US Open semi-finals with win over Zheng
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ryna Sabalenka lived as much as her billing as US Open favorite with an easy 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen within the opening match on Wednesday.
Sabalenka will succeed Iga Swiatek as world No1 when the rankings are revised immaterial of how she fares in her semi-final and past.
And she produced a efficiency worthy of that standing as her 20-year-old opponent struggled with the enormity of the event and solely discovered her rhythm within the second set by which level the match had obtained away from her.
Zheng has been billed as one of many future stars of the ladies’s sport however was let down by a first-service share of simply 25 within the opening set, by which she managed to get only one sport in the direction of the latter phases.
However, she denied her Belarusian opponent the possibility to run away with the win within the second set as she held her opening three service video games earlier than being damaged from which she couldn’t fairly drive her approach again into the match.
Sabalenka’s energy sport proved Zheng’s undoing though the Australian Open champion seemed there was loads extra in reserve ought to she want to lift her ranges additional for the rest of the match.
She now faces the winner of the opening evening match between Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and Madison Keys, the No17 seed.
Following her quarter-final win, Sabalenka stated: “ I definitely played great tennis today. I’m super happy with the performance tonight and just gave myself a chance to do better in the semis. I’m going to do everything I can to stay to the end.”