With top seeds dropping like flies at the Australian Open and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek looking shaky, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka faced the big question after demolishing another rival on Friday.
“Is this tournament now yours to lose?” a journalist asked the 25-year-old Belarussian after she steamrolled Ukrainian world No. 33 Lesia Tsurenko 6-0, 6-0.
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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
