LO 2022: Sabalenka beats Hartono in two sets and two days

She started on Wednesday and finished on Thursday. Aryna Sabalenka won over home player Arianne Hartono in the first round: 6-2 6-3.

The top seed, who reached the quarterfinals in 2018, was asked to seek the dressing rooms on Wednesday due to bad weather. A resumption on the same day was out of the question, so the former world number two and opponent Hartono finished the match on centre court on Thursday afternoon.

In her next showdown, Sabalenka meets the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck, who proved too strong for compatriot Elise Mertens with 6-2 6-3.