Tennis-Clinical Sabalenka strides into Melbourne quarter-finals

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2024 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her fourth round match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. REUTERS/Edgar Su

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in dominant fashion on Sunday when she swept past American Amanda Anisimova with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Margaret Court Arena.

The top remaining seed after Saturday's early exit for world number one Iga Swiatek, Sabalenka's biggest enemy has often been her own emotions but she continued to keep them strictly under control to reach the last eight without dropping a set.