out 15 level 30 L most recent 2022 and then in Moscow in 2021 com that most Rec meeting that was at wion 2023 sabalenka was a different player came out wins Australia semi-finals of Rand Garrison Wimbledon [Applause] 15 L one of the PO players so presentation wasn't it interview 3 15 14 most recent defeat to Amanda andova game alexanda alexandraa can play too though many years ago now and she was throwing a racket all the time switches up against this evening funly enough next few days [Applause] game s clean game on quick start from the number two SE saena leads by two games to one first set [Applause] 15 net clearance priority Alexandra sum round of 16 30 down in South Florida [Music] 403 yes [Applause] yeah ay K strike after the return danger missed the first serve against a br camera angle actually isn't it to straight that point you were making in that final forand he does a little bit of stress showly otherwise that's what's going to happen [Applause] use Advantage alexandraa okay good hold so up [Applause] nicely 15 15 all [Applause] ni reaction 's the energy use shuffled back a touch for the second down a break in this first set trailing 3-2 as clean as a whistle [Music] got 15 all it's just flying a bit on sabalenka and Alexandra so up the pace just thrown in F few unall St is already two two double Fs in the last game [Applause] oh great what a pass 15 [Applause] old another W 15 30 oh that's Sensational just made the B he had an awful lot of work to do with the overhead she is producing so far this evening it was an awkward volley but it did the job almost on the Baseline and then again an awkward overhead but made it work Fair Play She's got one foot on the Baseline as she's following through on that fair play she's got one foot on the Baseline as she's following through on that really good return again the Baseline 15 level 30 been really composed [Applause] 4 15 something she just the 61 un for stas game put those behind though this evening that was so s to tennis and the number two seed arena sabalenka in deep deep trouble here inside Arthur Ash stadium inside Ash Stadium 15 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 15 as you might expect come out with return again in the return [Applause] possession beautiful [Applause] [Music] yes advantage alexanda that's how good it needs to be she wants the serve into her backand [Applause] advantage saaa that's she to work this first game second [Applause] set love of te absolutely BR 15 she's hitting the down the line shot so well and sabalenka is almost moving to the open court all the time she's not expecting the one back behind 3 15 was unable to break at a couple of chances there we go she finds Slips Away ADV alexand nice bonus with a Mis return as well so another good hold 15 16 who have thought 1 15 [Music] 4 15a saala Le by two games to one second set first Po's been playing some ball over the last few weeks yeah love 15 it's delightful got such natural timing alexandraa 3 [Applause] 15 there just a little bit too short view of that back and return bang on the line use it's a big serve Advantage [Applause] Salena here the break loveed out a touch as you would imagine it's been much TI set so far in the first [Applause] 30 43 maybe not [Music] Point her defensive skills out of sights up game number five in the second set control this starting to look like [Music] L 15 it's too love [Applause] 13 love 14 15 [Applause] 14 had to dig deep now reaps the rewards cut out almost all of those unforced errors from the first set [Music] [Applause] sinka wraps this up for mot through this service game it's been another quick [Applause] set game second perfect [Applause] start the second set now that's Furious tennis love is attacking the Alexandra beforehand though earlier on in the rally than before not allowing alexandraa to redirect 154 [Applause] okay [Applause] 15 all 3 15 [Applause] she did too out 4 30 game quick [Applause] [Applause] love this is a brilliant Lev por go when the match started it just took her a while to get things going well it could be done [Music] if 15 14 [Applause] probably like to see how try just to give cyber lanker a change of rhythm [Music] a bit too much to do Labor Day weekend here in the States 15 left brilliantly redirected [Applause] [Applause] 35 4 to 15 so that she could look for the the first ball try and be the one to open up the line think as a rather than just the one shot games final set with # [Applause] usop otherwise she'd just have more top 10 wins bigger tournaments look coer in the upset of the day trophy after all of the day yeah 15 overcooking it now [Applause] that's good until the final volley [Applause] [Applause] it's another break sabalenka looks to seal it not sure I would have predicted she'd win 10 in a row at that stage of the match love [Applause] 13 [Applause] 14 154 Alex so vs The Bagel at least ni done 15 [Applause] yeah 4 to [Applause] [Applause] 15 can't get away with an approach shot that's not perfect against Sabal Lena look how easily she anticipates this one no problems on the wow what a point absolutely clubbing theall yeah there's the Brilliance from the first set all of a sudden 11 15 on R away with [Applause] it 43 [Applause] it is Victory number two seed Arena Salena not an easy opening half an hour she responded superbly and in the end it was fairly comfortable in that deciding set professional focused display [Applause] to get the job done in the early hours of Saturday morning sealed with a kiss and into the sweet 16