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Aryna Sabalenka has qualified to the fourth round of the US Open after defeating Clara Burel of France in the third round of on Saturday.
The match ended in a hour with a decisive 6-1, 6-1 victory for Sabalenka, marking an abrupt end to Burel’s journey in New York.
This was not the first time Sabalenka had triumphed over Burel in the third round; she had done so the previous year as well.
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The Australian Open champion continued her winning streak, firing off an impressive 22 winners in a match that lasted just an hour at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Sabalenka’s next opponent will be determined by the outcome of a third-round match between 13th seed Daria Kasatkina and Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen.