- Updates from Day 8 of tennis at Melbourne Park
- Sabalenka and Gauff in action early; Draper v Alcaraz to come
Three break point opportunities and four deuces later, Mirra Andreeva has failed in her first genuine chance to break Aryna Sabalenka. Again, despite the teenager returning with precision, she’s undone by the guile of her older rival, a drop shot sealing it.
Sabalenka retains the break advantage and now leads this match 6-1, 4-2.
Written by Angus Fontaine (now), Jonathan Howcroft and Daniel Harris (later)
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