Why did Aryna Sabalenka rolls to 2nd straight Australian Open title

Aryna Sabalenka produced a near-flawless performance to win her second straight Australian Open crown

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Defeating China's Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the women's final Saturday

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sealing the win in 1 hour, 16 minutes to become the first woman to go back-to-back in Melbourne since Belarusian compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013

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Sabalenka's second Grand Slam title caps a dominant fortnight, after she won a perfect 14 of 14 sets and dropped just 31 games throughout the run

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Zheng, the 12th seed in Australia, was playing in her first Grand Slam final and seemed to feel the pressure from her first service game

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Sabalenka broke for a 2-0 advantage and, despite looking like giving the break right back

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Sabalenka said she was thrilled with her level of play both in the final and throughout the fortnight in Melbourne and relieved that she was able to show that her one Grand Slam title was not a fluke

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