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    A straight sets win and a star-studded selfie for women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka to start her Australian Open campaign

    A straight sets win and a star-studded selfie for women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka to start her Australian Open campaign


    The two-time champion beat Tiantsoa Rakotomanga 6-4, 6-1.

    Watching on at Rod Laver Arena were... Rod Laver and Roger Federer.

    Sabalenka admits she felt pressure to impress.



    Men's top seed Carlos Alcaraz has also advanced in straight sets.

    TENNIS COVERAGE WITH EYE INSTITUTE.  DISCOVER A WORLD FREE OF GLASSES AND CONTACTS

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Tennis News
     19 Jan: Kiwi squash star Paul Coll has won his 30th title on the PSA Tour
     18 Jan: A positive mindset for Aryna Sabalenka as she gets her campaign underway at the Australian Tennis Open
     18 Jan: ASB Classic men's singles champion Jakub Mensik is commending the Maori traditions he encountered in his time at Stanley Street
     17 Jan: The third youngest finalist in the modern history of the men's ASB Classic wants to put his name alongside the greats
     16 Jan: Third seed Jakub Mensik has beaten Argentinian Seventh Seed Sebastian Baez to win the ASB Classic men's tennis final in Auckland
     16 Jan: Roger Federer has categorised himself as more of a Carlos Alcaraz than a Jannik Sinner as he prepares to return to the Australian Open court
     14 Jan: Job done for top seed Ben Shelton in his second round match on a gloomy and humid day three at the ASB tennis Classic in Auckland
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