Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open women’s singles title
Sabalenka won the Grand Slam in 2023, defeating Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in three sets.
Sabalenka won the Grand Slam in 2023, defeating Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in three sets.
The 19-year-old is the 10th teenager to win the US Open women's title all-time and the first American teenager to be crowned at her home major
After Serena Williams, who won the WTA Finals at age 33 in 2014, the 29-year-old from Lyon became the oldest champion with her victory on Monday night.
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated American Sloane Stephens 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the San Diego Open here on Thursday.
Gauff, who has never been ranked higher than her current spot of 11th, will overtake Great Britain's Emma Raducanu and likely Russian Daria Kasatkina to move up to ninth when the next rankings are released after prevailing in an exceptionally tight match against her Belarussian opponent
Iga Swiatek has now won 39 of her last 40 sets, and her incredible winning streak now stands at 27 matches. She is now tied with Serena Williams for the century's fourth-longest winning streak. From the 2014 WTA Finals to the 2015 Madrid Open, Williams won 27 matches.
Sabalenka demonstrated here power game as she won most of her points when getting her first delivery into play
Keys next faces Veronika Kudermetova or qualifier Ludmilla Samsonova, who meet in an all-Russian clash on Thursday.
The No 4 seeded pair, who collected titles in Indian Wells and Miami earlier this season, including a win over Azarenka and Barty in the Miami semifinals, once again defeated the pair with a 7-5, 7-5 margin.