Aryna Sabalenka gave a statement of her intent at the Australian Open by
powering past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals, while Magda Linette upset fourth seed Caroline Garcia.
Sabalenka stormed into the quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Swiss Bencic, setting up a meeting with Donna Vekic, while Poland’s Linette reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-4…