The favorite can prevail at the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/ghosts-serious-outsiders-young-hopefuls-they-could-create-a-surprise-in-melbourne/" title=”Ghosts, serious outsiders, young hopefuls… They could create a surprise in Melbourne”>WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan on Sunday.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 6:3.5:7.6:3 after just two hours and 40 minutes and is happy about her third title in the city of 8 million people.
The top seed in the world rankings from Belarus will receive $525,000 and 1,000 WTA points. Sabalenka is preparing to wrest the tennis throne from Poland’s Iga Swiatek again. Only 69 points separate them from first place.
For Sabalenka, who like Sinner triumphed in Melbourne and Flushing Meadows this year, it is the 17th title of her career.
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