Aryna Sabalenka vs Zhuoxuan Bai Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | Second Round
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Aryna Sabalenka faces Zhuoxuan Bai in the second-round of the Australian Open.
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Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Aryna Sabalenka vs Zhuoxuan Bai prediction
Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open campaign with a straight sets win over Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah. The 20-year-old frustrated the world number one at times in the first set, even breaking Sabalenka in the very first game of the match, but the four-time Grand Slam champion got the all-important break in the 10th service game to go in front, before dominating the second to win 6-4 6-1. Sabalenka is aiming for a fourth straight Australian Open final.
Zhuoxuan Bai is her second-round opponent. Bai picked up a win on her Grand Slam main draw debut after a dramatic victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The first two sets were exchanged and the decider went all the way to a tiebreak. Bai saved a match point and reeled off the last three points to win 6-4 2-6 7-6 (10) after two hours and 43 minutes.
Sabalenka has now found her footing in the tournament and is likely to dominate her opponent from the off here.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Zhuoxuan Bai tip: Under 19.5 games
