R64 Australian Open 2026

Aryna Sabalenka #1 def. Zhuoxuan Bai

6-3 6-1

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zhuoxuan Bai 6-3 6-1 in the 2026 Australian Open second round on hard courts on January 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaZhuoxuan Bai
Aces42
Double faults12
First serve %76.0%58.0%
First serve points won %66.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%17.0%
Break points saved %50.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%50.0%
Service points won %63.0%42.0%
Return points won %58.0%37.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%
Match Serve++6.0-14.9
Match Return++14.9-6.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldAryna SabalenkaZhuoxuan Bai
Country BLR CHN
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Nov 16, 2002
Age2723
Height182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1
Ranking points (entering)10,990
Elo (entering)2,2521,607
Current career W-L415–1448–15
Current career earnings$50,422,999$793,013
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Potapova #557-6(4) 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2026R32

Zhuoxuan Bai's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #446-4 2-6 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128
Darja Vidmanova 4-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2026Q3
Chloe Paquet 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2026Q2
Alina Korneeva 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2026Q1