MIAMI, Fla.—Aryna Sabalenka may be the WTA’s No. 1 player, but that doesn’t mean she’s content to rest on her laurels.
After coming up short in the Australian Open final in January, Sabalenka has returned with a vengeance at Indian Wells and in Miami.
She won her first big title of the year at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating Naomi Osaka, Victoria Mboko and Linda Noskova en route to the final, where she avenged her Melbourne loss to Elena Rybakina.
On Monday, Sabalenka—the top seed and defending champion at the Miami Open presented by Itau—charged past No. 23 seed Zheng Qinwen to book her spot in the quarterfinals without dropping a set.
What has fueled her post-Australian Open turnaround? The world No. 1 offered a few hints on Tennis Channel:
“Maybe I did a small adjustment on my racquet,” Sabalenka revealed to Prakash Amritraj after her 6-3, 6-4 win.
