Aryna Sabalenka v Sloane Stephens Extended Highlights | Australian Open 2025 First Round
Because Serena's no longer there, and Venus isn't playing.
Game. Savilenka.
Whenever you're playing at your homestand, you always want to have your best performance.
Feels like Savilenka.
Watch who she upset here.
Love 15.
As quickly as possible.
Saved it. Too good.
It's not anything that Sloan did wrong.
Pretty quickly.
To get herself back on serve. She was just kind of forced to come in, wasn't she?
Just didn't do enough.
With the slice backhand, that forces Savilenka to come forward.
But again, it's the shot afterwards of just not moving into position quick enough.
Not doing enough with this approach.
Whenever you approach into the Sloan-Stevens forehand, that's always a bit dangerous.
Because she has more ability to manipulate the ball.
To hit it cross court. To hit it line.
To get more pace on the ball.
More so than on the backhand.
Myself, Sloan, and Madison Keys.
Sense of frustration right now.
Ended up winning it off her protected ranking.
Super strike.
Advantage Savilenka.
Probably on the forefront of the initiatives.
It's just that clip faster that everyone's just a little bit more engaged.
Game.
First serve, Savilenka.
Fairly turbulent opening set.
Savilenka has swung in a whole host of different directions.
But ultimately, the result is a positive one for the world number one.
6-3, Savilenka leads.
I've been so close to so many hole-in-ones.
And been under par how many times?
Joined Ash Barty.
The start of the night session.
Free points on my first serve.
Advantage Savilenka.
MPH are kilometers, but...
Savilenka running.
Continues.
71 minutes.
Strike sets.
3 and 2.