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Sabalenka breezes past Paolini at WTA Finals

Aryna Sabalenka celebrated securing the year-end world number one ranking with a crushing victory over Jasmine Paolini at the WTA Finals.

US Open champion Sabalenka was impressive on serve in a 6-3 6-1 win over the fatigued Italian in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Victory over world number eight Paolini was Sabalenka's 60th win of the year and her 12th over a top-10 opponent.

Belarusian Sabalenka has spent 63 weeks in total at the top of the world rankings, including 55 in a row since October last year.

"I'm getting better and better every day," said Sabalenka.