Second seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-6(4) to lift the women’s singles title at the Adelaide International 1 on Sunday.
With the win, Sabalenka won her 11th career singles title and her first in 2023.
Sabalenka did not drop a set all week and fired 12 aces to Noskova’s six.
Sabalenka won a staggering 91% on her first serve in contrast to Noskova’s 73%. The Belarusian won a tiebreaker and garnered a total of 87 points, including 52 through serves.
She ended the year ranked fifth after qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth where she lost in the final to Caroline Garcia.
Sabalenka now has won three tournaments in the first week of a season after Shenzen in 2019 and Abu Dhabi in 2021.