New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Aryna Sabalenka did not need long to show she was back on the court. In her first match since the US Open final, she beat Renata Zarazua 6-1, 6-3 in the China Open, closing out a one-sided afternoon in Beijing on Friday.

The score was only part of It. Sabalenka hit 11 aces and served no double faults. She landed 64 percent of her first serves and won 88 percent of the points behind them, plus 71 percent on her second serve. Zarazua found the box with 84 percent of her first deliveries and still won only half of those points, and 44 percent on her second serve. She created no break chances. Sabalenka broke four times from eight opportunities and took the point count 60-34.

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