On January 5, the third round of the WTA 500 Brisbane tournament ended, and the women's singles quarterfinals were all released. Grand Slam champions Sabalenka, Rybakina, Azarenka and Ostapen advanced to the semi-finals. China's only Jinhua Zhu Lin lost 0-2 to Sabalenka, the world's second, and missed the quarterfinals.
Four Grand Slam champions advance to the quarterfinals
World No. 2 Sabalenka is known for her strength, and with the resolution of her psychological problems, she has become one of the three giants of women's singles today. In the third round, against Zhu Lin of China's golden flower. Zhu Lin broke out in 2023 and played the best season of her career and entered the TOP30. Sabalenka was in great form, beating China's Jinhua Zhu Lin 6-1, 6-0 and easily advanced to the quarterfinals.
World No. 4 Rybakina is also a combination of strength and technique, achieving a Grand Slam feat in 2022. In the third round, her opponent was doubles master Mertens. Rybakina was also in hot form, dropping one game to easily defeat her opponent 6-1, 6-0 and advance to the quarterfinals.
Although Azarenka is past her prime, it is not easy for ordinary players to beat her. In the third round, Azarenka easily defeated Birrell 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Ostapenko's opponent in the third round was Grand Slam runner-up Pliskova, and the two sides fought three sets, and Ostapenko narrowly defeated her opponent 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to secure a place in the quarterfinals.
In the other four matches, sixth seed Kudermetova did not perform well, losing 1-2 to Potapova and missing out on the quarter-finals. Andreeva continued her good performance, beating wildcard A-Rodionova 6-1 in two. Kasatkina was as consistent as ever, beating Linate 2-0 to give the Russian trio access to the quarterfinals. The final quarter-final spot was secured by Noskova, who defeated qualifier Liela 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals.
In the quarterfinals, Sabalenka vs Kasatkina, Ostapenko vs Azarenka, Noskova vs Andreeva, Potapova vs Rybakina.