Sabalenka sets up Wimbledon last-16 clash with Osaka after downing Ostapenko

[p]The Belarusian was too strong for Latvia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostapenko-jelena/Gloq9MUN/"]Ostapenko[/a], winning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/ostapenko-j-Gloq9MUN/sabalenka-a-vyhksgUB/?mid=2ildgUqS"]6-4, 6-4[/a] to book a last-16 tie against fellow four-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a] on Sunday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Sabalenka[/a] will be bidding to reach a 15th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final, but former world number one Osaka has impressed so far in reaching the fourth round at the All England Club for the first time.[/p][p]"[b]Another aggressive player. Another very powerful match. I'm ready to fight and do whatever it takes to get through[/b]," Sabalenka said of facing Osaka, against whom she holds a 3-1 winning record.[/p][embed guid="88db96f9-b00c-483a-a3a2-cd026f516f2a" url="https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/2073106166251458766" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sabalenka has lost in the semi-finals on each of her past three visits to Wimbledon.[/p][p]The 28-year-old met Osaka at the same stage at the French Open last month, winning in straight sets only to then suffer a surprise loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]Former Roland Garros champion Ostapenko put up some resistance in the second set, but never seriously threatened Sabalenka.[/p][infobox id="e4d8200d-597f-48d7-83c2-d394f1217426" /]