Aryna Sabalenka sets up juicy Barbora Krejcikova clash at Miami Open - 'She's on top of the game right now'

Aryna Sabalenka produced another dominant display at the Miami Open as she dropped just three games in beating Marie Bouzkova 6-1 6-2 in comprehensive fashion in just over an hour. The Australian Open champion was in no mood to mess around as she completed the one-sided encounter in just 67 minutes to secure her place in the last 16 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday evening. Ad In what was their first head-to-head on the WTA Tour, Sabalenka confined her opponent to very limited opportunities throughout as she produced a flawless display to delight the night crowd under the Miami lights.

WTA Miami'Of course I want to be No. 1' — Sabalenka hoping to close gap on SwiatekYESTERDAY AT 17:11 While the world No. 2 was forced to take a medical timeout during her victory over home favourite Shelby Rogers in the previous round, she looked to be back to full flow as she pounded winners and was utterly ruthless returning serve.

Indeed, even on serve, Sabalenka did not have any of the issues she has struggled with in the past as she did not face a single break point throughout the lopsided contest. Speaking after the match, the 24-year-old from Minsk immediately switched her attention to the very challenging contest she will face against former world No. 2 Krejcikova on Monday as both players eye a spot in the quarter-finals.

«I think if you give her some time she can put the ball wherever she wants to,» Sabalenka said. «It's tough. So you have to put a lot of pressure on her.

»You have to be really aggressive on court and not give her too much time and make her really work for it. She's a great player and it's always tough battles against her. «I like that now on tour there are some players who are doing consistently good and I