On January 21, Beijing time, the Australian Open entered the 8th match day of competition. In the fourth round of the Women's Singles, defending champion Sabalenka will face Anisimova. In this game, Sabalenka was bloodless, defeated her opponent in straight sets, and won 11 consecutive victories at the Australian Open.
In the first set, Sabalenka broke first in the second game to take a 3-0 lead. In the ninth game, Sabalenka successfully held serve to win the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Sabalenka opened the game with consecutive breaks to take a 2-0 advantage. In the seventh game, Sabalenka broke again and came to the service game 5-2. Sabalenka saved a break point in the eighth game and cashed in on the second match point to win the second set 6-2.
In a match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes, second seed Sabalenka defeated Anisimova 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. This is Sabalenka's sixth consecutive Grand Slam tournament to reach at least the quarter-finals, and she will next face the winner of Krejcikova and Andreeva for a place in the semi-finals.