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Top-ranked Sabalenka calls season schedule 'insane,' plans to skip tournaments to avoid burnout
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FILE -Madison Keys, right, of the U.S. reacts as she holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, left, of Belarus in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 25, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka describes the tennis schedule as “insane” and said she'll risk fines in order to skip tournaments to avoid injuries or burnout. For all those concerns, though, the world's top-ranked woman is happy to have as much competition as possible before the season-opening Grand Slam in Australia. Sabalenka beat Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Brisbane International quarterfinals, where she'll take on fifth-seeded Madison Keys almost a year after losing to her in the Australian Open final.