In the first round of the 2022 Australian Open women's singles competition, No. 2 seed Sabalenka staged a thrill, trailing wild card player Sanders in the first set. In the second set, the in-form Sabalenka overcame the disadvantage of falling behind in one set plus a break, played a wave of attacks in a row of nine consecutive sets, and finally reversed the local Waika Sanders 5-7 6-3 6-2, and finally won the first win of the new season after two consecutive games in the beginning of the year.
Next, Sabalenka will play against Wang Xinyue.
