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Women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said her 6-0 6-1 victory over Cristina Bucsa at the Brisbane International was a “great performance”.The 27-year-old Belarusian defeated her opponent in just 47 minutes, matching the quickest victory of her career so far.Sabalenka is in Australia competing ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
“Definitely my serve worked really well,” she said after her win.
“I did a couple of serve-and-volleys, which is like, wow. So yeah, I’m super happy with the level. I’m happy to be back. I always enjoy playing in front of all you guys. That was a great performance from me.”
The two-time Australian Open champion will go on to play Sorana Cirstea in the last 16, as she continues preparations in her bid to kick off 2026 with the fifth major of her career.
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Last week, Sabalenka took part in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match against Nick Kyrgios, who suffered defeat in the men’s side of the tournament as he returned to competitive singles action with a wildcard entry.Sabalenka and Kyrgios’ showdown attracted criticism from some observers, but the Belarusian has made it clear that she is keen on a rematch. She also said that she would prefer to play it on a full court and for both players to have two serves rather than one.
Injury had kept Kyrgios out of competitive singles action for almost a year, and he took on American Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round on Tuesday, but lost 6-3 6-4 in 66 minutes.
Kyrgios is hoping for another wildcard entry for the Australian Open, and the Australian will play a doubles match with compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis in a last-16 match on Wednesday.
The pair defeated Matthew Ebden and Rajeev Ram on Sunday and will face Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul in their next tie.
“This is a stepping stone,” Kyrgios said of his return.
“I actually just spoke to Daniil Medvedev in the locker room, and he’s like, ‘Look, you play one match every now and then, it’s not going to be the way you want it all the time’.
“As long as I feel good and I’m going to be able to try and use it as a building block. That’s my goal obviously, and not just Australian Open, but this year, for whatever this year holds, I do want to continue to play as much as I can.”
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