Aryna Sabalenka celebrated her new status as world No. 1 with a straight-set victory over 13th seed Daria Kasatkina in one hour and 15 minutes on Monday.
The win confirmed her place in the quarterfinals, where she will go up against Qinwen Zheng, who upset Ons Jabeur in round four.
Other women’s quarterfinalists include Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko, Sorana Cirstea, Marketa Vondrousova, and Karolina Muchova. The Belarussian said achieving the status of the best women’s tennis player in the world was a dream come true.
