No Joke, It's About Dreams: Sabalenka

World No. 1 explains her aggression on court, after ruthlessly crushing Danilovic

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PARIS - World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka's French Open quest continued as she powered into the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Serbia's Olga Danilovic on May 30.

The Belarusian dominated her opponent from the start and, although she faced some brief resistance in the second set, she easily set up a meeting with 16th seed Amanda Anisimova of the United States.

"I am super happy with the win, Olga is a fighter and I knew it would be a fight. She played like a top-10 player; pretty soon she will be in the top 10," said Sabalenka.

"When I'm on court, I'm a completely different person. I'm very aggressive. Very focused. Here it's not about jokes. It's about dreams. I give my all on court.

"Off court it's very important to surround yourself with the right people and have fun with your crew. I'm really grateful for each of them. We are like family."

She started in ruthless fashion, racing to a 5-0 lead but Danilovic avoided the bagel by winning the sixth game on serve, going on to pull a break back.

But the resurgence was short-lived, as Sabalenka wrapped up the opening set with another break of serve.