Sabalenka defends Brisbane title in romp

ARYNA SABALENKA defended her Brisbane International title with a straight-sets victory over Marta Kostyuk in the final.

- ARYNA SABALENKA

The tennis world No.1 completed a 6-4 6-3 victory inone hour and 18 minutes to seal a 22nd career title.

Sabalenka said: “I want to congratulate Marta and her team on an incredible start to the season. I hope that were going to meet each other many more times in the finals to show great tennis”