who became the strong favourite after top seed Iga Swiatek was beaten in the third round

Sabalenka, 25, who became the strong favourite after top seed Iga Swiatek was beaten in the third round, emulated her compatriot Azarenka by completing victory in little over an hour. “It’s been an amazing couple of weeks and I couldn’t imagine lifting the trophy another time,” said Sabalenka. Zheng, 21, was playing in her first…