WUHAN, China – World No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, don finally land for the 2025 Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open after her sweet US Open win. This babe just dey come back for the first time since she carry Grand Slam for the US Open wey she touch ground for New York.
After months of absence, she face Rebecca Sramkova, and abeg, e no easy oh! Sramkova, wey be rank 68, start the match with serious heat, carry the first set—6-4. But Sabalenka no gree fall hand. Na so she take gather her serve and shimmy into the game.
In the second set, Sabalenka put her foot down, knock Sramkova with 6-3 before completely storming through the third set 6-1. As she finish the match, she talk say: “I dey happy say I fit find my game back after that long break.” (This one na true tennis comeback story, abeg!)
This tournament no be play-play matter o, as she dey chase her fourth title here. E no be joke, her record for Wuhan na 17 matches wey she never lose. She dey carry title wey she win back to back for 2018, 2019, and 2024, and she no wan hear anything about losing am this year.
As she dey prepare for her next match against Liudmila Samsonova, we dey wonder if she go fit carry the trophy again. But make we no forget, some other top players dey field too, including Naomi Osaka wey dey try find her feet back.
Coco Gauff rush enter third round with sharp 51-minute victory wey no let her opponent, Moyuka Uchijima, collect more than five points on her serve. Na real domination!
For this tournament, as Sabalenka dey defend her title, other top seeds dey show face too. Jessica Pegula, who just escape from tight match, wey she take seven match points to win, don dey prepare to square up against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Dem go turn this tournament into real drama.
As tennis fans, we dey sit down dey watch! Sabalenka fit carry this race, but wetin go happen next? The only thing wey dey sure na say, this no go be last time we hear about Sabalenka this season.
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