<p>Melbourne: World number one <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aryna-sabalenka">Aryna Sabalenka</a> brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva 6-1 6-2 to romp into the quarter-finals of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/coffee-lovers-find-grounds-for-complaint-at-australian-open-3356447">Australian Open</a> on Sunday and remain on course for a third straight title.</p><p>Andreeva, the 14th seed, was simply unable to get going in the fourth-round clash on Rod Laver Arena as Sabalenka raised her level a couple of notches to extend her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 18 matches.</p><p>Sabalenka, who was stunned in three sets by Andreeva in the quarter-finals of last year's French Open, ramped up her serve at any hint of a threat from the 17-year-old and wrapped up the victory in just over an hour with an unreturnable serve.</p>.Australian Open: Tien becomes youngest man to reach last 16 since Nadal in 2005.<p>"Always tough matches against Andreeva, she's so young but playing such great tennis," the 26-year-old said on court.</p><p>"I'm super happy to get through this difficult match in straight sets."</p><p>Sabalenka will next face Donna Vekic or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who meet later on Sunday, in her 11th quarter-final in her last 13 Grand Slam campaigns.</p><p>The Belarusian had struggled with her serve in her third-round contest and said she was much happier playing in the hotter temperatures on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.</p><p>"I'm super happy with my level today and I hope the conditions stay the same for the rest of the tournament," she added.</p><p>Neither player lost a point on their serve for the first three games but four straight forehand errors from Andreeva handed Sabalenka a break for 3-1.</p><p>The top seed never looked back from there, wrapping up the first set in 25 minutes and breaking again for 2-1 in the second on the back of a couple of double faults from Andreeva.</p>.On-court coaching heralds major shift. <p>It was not all power from Sabalenka, who summoned up a couple of subtle drop shots as evidence of the wider repertoire she has been trying to add to her game.</p><p>Andreeva managed to put some pressure on Sabalenka's serve at 3-2 down but an ace and a drop shot helped the U.S. Open champion see off the only three break points she would face in the contest.</p>
<p>Melbourne: World number one <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aryna-sabalenka">Aryna Sabalenka</a> brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva 6-1 6-2 to romp into the quarter-finals of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/coffee-lovers-find-grounds-for-complaint-at-australian-open-3356447">Australian Open</a> on Sunday and remain on course for a third straight title.</p><p>Andreeva, the 14th seed, was simply unable to get going in the fourth-round clash on Rod Laver Arena as Sabalenka raised her level a couple of notches to extend her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 18 matches.</p><p>Sabalenka, who was stunned in three sets by Andreeva in the quarter-finals of last year's French Open, ramped up her serve at any hint of a threat from the 17-year-old and wrapped up the victory in just over an hour with an unreturnable serve.</p>.Australian Open: Tien becomes youngest man to reach last 16 since Nadal in 2005.<p>"Always tough matches against Andreeva, she's so young but playing such great tennis," the 26-year-old said on court.</p><p>"I'm super happy to get through this difficult match in straight sets."</p><p>Sabalenka will next face Donna Vekic or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who meet later on Sunday, in her 11th quarter-final in her last 13 Grand Slam campaigns.</p><p>The Belarusian had struggled with her serve in her third-round contest and said she was much happier playing in the hotter temperatures on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.</p><p>"I'm super happy with my level today and I hope the conditions stay the same for the rest of the tournament," she added.</p><p>Neither player lost a point on their serve for the first three games but four straight forehand errors from Andreeva handed Sabalenka a break for 3-1.</p><p>The top seed never looked back from there, wrapping up the first set in 25 minutes and breaking again for 2-1 in the second on the back of a couple of double faults from Andreeva.</p>.On-court coaching heralds major shift. <p>It was not all power from Sabalenka, who summoned up a couple of subtle drop shots as evidence of the wider repertoire she has been trying to add to her game.</p><p>Andreeva managed to put some pressure on Sabalenka's serve at 3-2 down but an ace and a drop shot helped the U.S. Open champion see off the only three break points she would face in the contest.</p>