In a match that lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Nick Kyrgios in three tiebreak sets -- 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) at the Brisbane International.

Sabalenka was 3-0 up early in the first set but Zarazua won the next three games to pull level before Sabalenka got a valuable break at 5-4 to take the advantage

Aryna Sabalenka overcame a sluggish start to open her season with a straight-sets victory Tuesday and kickstart her bid to win the Australian Open for a third consecutive time.

World No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has started her Brisbane International singles campaign with a 6-4, 6-0 win Tuesday over Renata Zarazua of Mexico. The match was a prelude on Pat Rafter Arena for later men's matches involving Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka needed barely an hour to win her season-opening match in Brisbane, disposing of Renata Zarazua 6-4 6-0.