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PARIS : Aryna Sabalenka swatted aside Kamilla Rakhimova to remind her rivals of her French Open title credentials while Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov also moved into the fourth round by stopping wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis on Friday.
With Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic in action on Friday, day six of the French Open could once again see off-court issues grabbing the headlines despite both players having made clear their desire to put controversy in the rear-view mirror.
Aryna Sabalenka is safely through to the third round of the French Open after beating qualifier Iryna Shymanovich 7-5 6-2 with a solid if unspectacular performance. The second seed is yet to drop a set at Roland-Garros so far after her two wins, and will face Magdalena Frech or Kamilla Rakhimova next in her bid for a second Grand Slam title of the year.
Aryna Sabalenka will be a tough proposition for anyone at the French Open if the current warm conditions continue, reckons Barbara Rittner. World No. 2 Sabalenka spent just one hour and 11 minutes on court as she saw off Marta Kostyuk, and appeared to be in fine fettle despite her recent first-round loss at the Italian Open in the lead-up to Roland-Garros.
Down 5-0 and a match point in the third set, the United States' Katie Volynets rallied to upset third-seeded Anastasia Potapova of Russia 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday in the second round of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas.
Russia's Varvara Gracheva earned consecutive service breaks late in the third set to pull out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over top-seeded Magda Linette of Poland on Tuesday in the first round of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas.
MELBOURNE: Tennis Australia on Tuesday (Jan 17) banned Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open after Ukraine's ambassador demanded action when one was sighted among the crowd.
Russian flags have been banned at the Australian Open after one was displayed at a match between Russian and Ukrainian players.