Melbourne | Sabalenka prevails but Sakkari, Garcia and Mertens depart
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka navigated past one of the three 16-year-olds in the Australian Open draw, who played matches on the main show court on Wednesday, but Mirra Andreeva was the only one to book a spot in the 3rd-round, while Elina Avanesyan upset Maria Sakkari, the No 8 seed, in the late night match,…