"The world number one demolished Cristina Bucsa in the Brisbane International tournament on Tuesday as she gears up for next week's Australian Open first round. Sabalenka took just 48 minutes to dispose of the Spaniard 6-0, 6-1 in the second round of the season-opening tournament in Queensland, Australia. She raced through the first set in just 22 minutes and took only 26 minutes to claim the second against an opponent who had no answer to the power of the 27-year-old."
"Especially when there is Nick, who is drop-shotting every other shot, so you move a lot, so there was great fitness for me. And today I was, like, whew, let's move around, you know. That exhibition, it was fun. It was a great challenge, she added. I think we brought so many eyes on tennis. It wasn't about proving something to anyone, it was about showing that tennis can be really huge."
World number one Aryna Sabalenka demolished Cristina Bucsa 6-0, 6-1 in 48 minutes in the Brisbane International second round, racing through a 22-minute first set and a 26-minute second. Sabalenka credited a December 28 exhibition in Dubai against Nick Kyrgios with increasing her intensity and fitness, saying frequent drop-shots forced extensive movement. She described the exhibition as fun and a great challenge that attracted attention to tennis and said it was not about proving anything. Sabalenka will next play either Jelena Ostapenko or Sorana Cirstea and could meet Madison Keys in the quarter-finals.
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