Sydney, Jan. 11 -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka won her 22nd career singles title and first of 2026 by beating Marta Kostyuk in the Brisbane International final on Sunday.
Sabalenka defeated Kostyuk, the world number 26, 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 18 minutes on Sunday evening to win the Brisbane International title for the second consecutive year.
The victory over Kostyuk completed Sabalenka's flawless run at the Australian Open warm-up event, where she did not lose a set in her five matches.
It made Sabalenka the third women's player in the tournament's 17-year history to win consecutive titles at the Brisbane International and improved her record in matches in Australia since the start of 2023 to 38 wins and two losses.
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