“I’m super happy with the win today,” says Sabalenka, who reached the semi-finals of the US Open last season, but never before reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.
It took the fifth-seeded Belarusian one hour and 27 minutes to knock out Bencic, who was seeded 12th.
— She is an incredible player. She played so well. I’m really happy with the level today, says Sabalenka about the opposition from Bencic.
In the quarter-finals, Sabalenka will face either Donna Vekic or Linda Fruhvirtova.
Both top seed Iga Swiatek and second seed Ons Jabeur have been eliminated, leaving third seed Jessica Pegula as the top seed for the quarterfinals.