Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin stuns Garbine Muguruza to claim maiden Grand Slam title
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin stuns Garbine Muguruza to claim maiden Grand Slam title

India TV News  

21-year-old Sofia Kenin on Saturday stunned two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguriza of Spain to win her maiden major at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. Kenin reached the first Grand Slam final of her career by beating No. If you work for it, it’s going to come true.” Kenin won the second set 6-2 to level the match after Muguruza took the first set 6-4. Muguruza has won Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon in 2017 and the French Open in 2016 Muguruza took first set 6-4 in the Australian Open final against 14th-seeded Sofia Kenin.

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Australian Open 2025: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women’s field
1 day, 1 hour ago

Australian Open 2025: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women’s field

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Here are some of the top women at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday local time, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 26 2024 Record: 56-14 2024 Titles: 4 Career Titles: 18 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open, U.S. Open Last 5 …

Australian Open tennis 2025: Novak Djokovic handed tough draw, Jannik Sinner faces Jarry test
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1 day, 2 hours ago

Australian Open tennis 2025: Novak Djokovic handed tough draw, Jannik Sinner faces Jarry test

The Hindu  

World number one Jannik Sinner was drawn on Thursday against big-hitting Nicolas Jarry to start his Australian Open defence while Novak Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. Serbia’s Djokovic drew American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy to start but has a huge task in front of him to win an 11th Australian Open and record …

Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes
4 days, 1 hour ago

Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes

The Hindu  

Adelaide World number nine Daria Kasatkina swept into the Adelaide International second round on Monday, but Paris Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic crashed to her third straight defeat of the season. Russia’s Kasatkina, runner-up at the last two editions of the Australian Open warm-up event, broke Australia’s Olivia Gadecki five times to advance 6-2, 6-3. She will next face last …

Brisbane International: Sabalenka beats Kudermetova to win title and prep for Australian Open in style
4 days, 22 hours ago

Brisbane International: Sabalenka beats Kudermetova to win title and prep for Australian Open in style

The Hindu  

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year’s opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Sabalenka is bidding to become the first woman to lift three straight Australian Open trophies since Swiss Martina Hingis won from 1997 …

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury
4 days, 23 hours ago

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury

The Hindu  

Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open due to an injury, the defending Wimbledon champion announced on Sunday. It’s really disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarterfinals last year,” she said via a post on her X account. During last year’s edition of the tournament Down Under, the Czech …

Aryna Sabalenka wins Brisbane title with eyes on Australian Open hat-trick
5 days, 7 hours ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins Brisbane title with eyes on Australian Open hat-trick

India Today  

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year's opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Sabalenka is bidding to become the first woman to lift three straight Australian Open trophies since Swiss Martina Hingis won from 1997 …

Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulls out of Australian Open 2025
5 days, 7 hours ago

Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulls out of Australian Open 2025

India Today  

Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulled out of the Australian Open 2025 due to a persistent back injury. Krejcikova last played in the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, back in November, where China’s Qinwen Zheng defeated her in straight sets in the semi-final. Disappointed after not being able to take part in the year’s first Grand Slam, Krejcikova fondly …

Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers but Kyrgios loses on return
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1 week, 2 days ago

Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers but Kyrgios loses on return

Deccan Chronicle  

Brisbane: Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open preparations with straight-sets wins on Tuesday at the Brisbane International but Nick Kyrgios lost on his return from injury. "To start the new season with a win is obviously very important," said Djokovic, who is pursuing an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title. Ahead of the Australian Open starting on January …

Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers but Kyrgios loses on return
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1 week, 2 days ago

Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers but Kyrgios loses on return

Deccan Chronicle  

Brisbane: Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open preparations with straight-sets wins on Tuesday at the Brisbane International but Nick Kyrgios lost on his return from injury. "To start the new season with a win is obviously very important," said Djokovic, who is pursuing an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title. Ahead of the Australian Open starting on January …

Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams

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Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Hindustan Times  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. HT Image In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of …

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of the Year, …

Olivia Gadecki loses WTA final in Guadalajara to Poland's Magdalena Fręch, but she is set to become Australia's top-ranked women's player
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Olivia Gadecki loses WTA final in Guadalajara to Poland's Magdalena Fręch, but she is set to become Australia's top-ranked women's player

ABC  

Qualifier Olivia Gadecki's audacious Mexican run has been halted at the final hurdle, with Australia's new women's number one beaten in the Guadalajara final. Olivia Gadecki's big week Guadalajara Open Qualifying: def Timea babos 6-2, 6-3 Qualifying: def Maya Joint 6-1, 6-3 Rd 32: def Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 Rd 16: def Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-3 QF: def Martina Trevisan …

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal

Associated Press  

Sept. 12 1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men’s singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. 1981 — Tracy Austin wins her second U.S. Open singles …

Mika Stojsavljevic becomes first Briton to win a girls’ grand slam junior title for 15 years
4 months ago

Mika Stojsavljevic becomes first Briton to win a girls’ grand slam junior title for 15 years

The Telegraph  

Fifteen-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic became the first British girl to win a junior grand slam title since 2009 as she defeated seventh seed Wakana Sonobe at the US Open. Stojsavljevic, who hails from Acton in west London, is also the youngest junior champion at this event since 2006, when the trophy went to 15-year-old Russian prodigy Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – later a …

First Grand Slam Final For Jessica Pegula! 30-Year-Old American Beats Karolina Muchova In US Open Semifinal
4 months ago

First Grand Slam Final For Jessica Pegula! 30-Year-Old American Beats Karolina Muchova In US Open Semifinal

ABP News  

Jessica Pegula may have gone down by a set in the semifinal of the Women's singles event at the US Open 2024. Pegula's win not only ensured her a place in the final of the summit clash but meant that at 30 she would be the oldest player in a debut Grand Slam final at the US Open since Flavia …

US Open: Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will be against Sabalenka. Fritz and Tiafoe win, too
4 months ago

US Open: Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will be against Sabalenka. Fritz and Tiafoe win, too

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Emma Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka, someone trying to win her second major trophy of the year and third overall. “I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further.” Tiafoe gave the Americans a third semifinalist when Grigor Dimitrov stopped playing because of …

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. “I feel like there’s been more pressure this year, because I did so well coming into this tournament,” said the 30-year-old Pegula, the oldest woman …

Osaka wins in style on US Open return
4 months, 1 week ago

Osaka wins in style on US Open return

China Daily  

Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a backhand against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in a US Open women's singles match in New York on Tuesday. Osaka claimed titles in New York in 2018 and 2020, along with a pair of trophies at the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, and her matchup against 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko marked the first …

Osaka wins in style on US Open return
4 months, 1 week ago

Osaka wins in style on US Open return

China Daily  

Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a backhand against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in a US Open women's singles match in New York on Tuesday. Osaka claimed titles in New York in 2018 and 2020, along with a pair of trophies at the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, and her matchup against 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko marked the first …

US Open 2024: Sofia Kenin reaches second round after beating former champion Emma Raducanu
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open 2024: Sofia Kenin reaches second round after beating former champion Emma Raducanu

The Hindu  

An emotional Emma Raducanu said she should have got more matches under her belt ahead of the U.S. Open after the former champion was sent packing 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round by American Sofia Kenin on Tuesday. She skipped key tune-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati, taking a different approach in her buildup to the year’s final major, …

US Open: 16-year-old Californian Iva Jovic beats Magda Linette in the first round
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open: 16-year-old Californian Iva Jovic beats Magda Linette in the first round

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Iva Jovic, a 16-year-old from California, became the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the U.S. Open since 2000, eliminating 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette of Poland 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. “Surprised, but not surprised,” Jovic said about the result against someone who’s been ranked in the top 20. “I just had a …

US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Here are some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday : Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 2024 Record: 50-6 2024 Titles: 5 Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — U.S. Open, French Open Last 5 U.S. She Said It: “There’s like …

Zheng and Rybakina among U.S. Open contenders in wide open women’s draw
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zheng and Rybakina among U.S. Open contenders in wide open women’s draw

The Hindu  

Injuries, slumps and the lack of a tennis force of nature like Serena Williams have left the women’s field at the season’s final Grand Slam wide open. The U.S. Open has not witnessed a successful defence of the women’s crown since Williams won three straight titles at Flushing Meadows from 2012 to 2014. “On the women’s side, it is very …

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drug tests. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he secures a fifth title, a record he …

Alexei Popyrin becomes first Australian to win Masters 1000 title in over two decades
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Popyrin becomes first Australian to win Masters 1000 title in over two decades

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Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
5 months, 1 week ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final after battling back for a shock 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over former champion Elena Rybakina on Thursday. Just hours after Paolini beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club, it was Krejcikova's turn to dig …

Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu are among the women to watch
6 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu are among the women to watch

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Here are some of the women to watch at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday: Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 2024 Record: 45-4 2024 Titles: 5 Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open, U.S. Open Last 5 Wimbledons: 2023-Lost in the Quarterfinals, 2022-Lost in …

French Open 2024: Andreeva stuns Sabalenka, youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997
7 months ago

French Open 2024: Andreeva stuns Sabalenka, youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva said it was a "dream" to become the youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997 with a shock victory over second seed Aryna Sabalenka, who was struggling with an apparent illness, at the French Open on Wednesday. Andreeva is the youngest woman to make the semis at a major event since Martina Hingis at the US …

Mirra Andreeva reaches the French Open semifinals at age 17, and will face Jasmine Paolini, 28
7 months ago

Mirra Andreeva reaches the French Open semifinals at age 17, and will face Jasmine Paolini, 28

Associated Press  

PARIS — With the insouciance of a 17-year-old having the time of her life in Paris, Mirra Andreeva says she and her coach work out a game plan before a tennis match — and then she forgets all about that, preferring to just wing it. Should I do a lob?’” said Andreeva, whose sister, 19-year-old Erika, lost to Sabalenka in …

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open 2024 semifinal
7 months ago

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open 2024 semifinal

India TV News  

Mirra Andreeva pulled off the biggest upset of the French Open 2024 by beating the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-final of the women's singles on Wednesday, June 5. Andreeva, 17, registered a stunning 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Sabalenka to become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 1997. In the first women's singles semifinal, the world no.1 and …

17-year-old Andreeva reaches her first French Open quarters by beating last Frenchwoman
7 months ago

17-year-old Andreeva reaches her first French Open quarters by beating last Frenchwoman

Associated Press  

PARIS — Varvara Gracheva was the last French woman or man standing in the French Open singles. That’s how I always play.” Andreeva already knew Gracheva well from having trained together at the Elite Tennis Center in Cannes in the south of France. “She served well, she played a very serious match.” Andreeva became the third woman in the last …

French Open 2024: Rybakina and Sabalenka reach fourth round while Auger-Aliassime also advances
7 months, 1 week ago

French Open 2024: Rybakina and Sabalenka reach fourth round while Auger-Aliassime also advances

The Hindu  

Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on June 1. 1-ranked Sabalenka's best performance at Roland Garros is reaching the semifinals while Rybakina — the only player from Kazakhstan to win a major title — has one quarterfinal appearance here. Russian-born Varvara Gracheva of France advanced to the …

Carlos Alcaraz overcomes a shaky forehand and a qualifier to reach the French Open's third round
7 months, 1 week ago

Carlos Alcaraz overcomes a shaky forehand and a qualifier to reach the French Open's third round

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz's forehand was giving him a hard time at the French Open. After ceding the third set and trailing by a break in the fourth, Alcaraz needed to get in gear — and he did, taking the last five games to beat Jesper de Jong 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Wednesday in the second round. “I prefer to not spend …

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina start off in style
7 months, 1 week ago

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina start off in style

Hindustan Times  

Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, two of the biggest challengers to world No.1 Iga Swiatek’s crown, began their French Open campaigns with emphatic wins on Tuesday. While 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina swept past Belgium’s Greet Minnen 6-2, 6-3, two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka was too powerful for Erika Andreeva in a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates winning …

Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz makes confident start at French Open, Naomi Osaka advances
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz makes confident start at French Open, Naomi Osaka advances

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz made a confident start at the French Open on Sunday, overwhelming J.J. Wolf 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. “After the match, I didn't feel anything.” In the women's draw, Naomi Osaka marked her seventh appearance in Paris with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti. “I think it’s an honor to play her in the French Open because …

Naomi Osaka secures hard-fought victory in French Open opener
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Naomi Osaka secures hard-fought victory in French Open opener

CBC  

On the first day of the 2024 French Open, Naomi Osaka marked her seventh appearance in Paris with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti. 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková lost 7-6, 6-4 to Viktorija Golubic — making the 24th-seeded Krejcikova 0-3 in Paris since going 7-0 three years ago to take the title. WATCH l Diallo …

Indian Wells Masters 2024: Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Gauff advances to fourth round
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian Wells Masters 2024: Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Gauff advances to fourth round

The Hindu  

Aryna Sabalenka’s powerful serve and groundstrokes proved too much for Emma Raducanu as the Australian Open champion reached the fourth round at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Britain’s former Grand Slam champion Raducanu is trying to find her form after multiple surgeries last year and played well but was unable to seize her opportunities, converting just one of …

Venus Williams loses at Indian Wells in first match since US Open, Naomi Osaka advances
10 months ago

Venus Williams loses at Indian Wells in first match since US Open, Naomi Osaka advances

Hindustan Times  

Venus Williams played a match on tour for the first time in about six months on Thursday, and the 43-year-old owner of seven Grand Slam titles gave away the lead and the last 10 games in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 loss to qualifier Nao Hibino at the BNP Paribas Open. On Day 2 in the desert, with a packed scheduled …

On this day in 2020: Sofia Kenin wins Australian Open women’s singles title
11 months, 1 week ago

On this day in 2020: Sofia Kenin wins Australian Open women’s singles title

The Independent  

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WTA Rankings: Sabalenka stays second after Australian Open title defence, Zheng makes Top 10 debut
11 months, 1 week ago

WTA Rankings: Sabalenka stays second after Australian Open title defence, Zheng makes Top 10 debut

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on January 29, 2024. Aryna Sabalenka stayed second in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday after successfully defending her Australian Open title. Zheng, who joined Li Na as the only Chinese woman to reach the Australian Open final, jumped eight spots to make her Top 10 …

Australian Open day 15: Jannik Sinner opens grand slam account
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open day 15: Jannik Sinner opens grand slam account

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Australian Open: Hsieh, Mertens win women’s doubles title
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Hsieh, Mertens win women’s doubles title

The Hindu  

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens won the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an emphatic 6-1 7-5 victory over Latvian-Ukrainian pairing Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok. The win earned the second seeds their second women’s Grand Slam doubles crown after victory at Wimbledon in 2021 and made Hsieh the second-oldest woman to ever win …

Australian Open 2024: China’s Zheng downcast by Sabalenka reality check
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2024: China’s Zheng downcast by Sabalenka reality check

The Hindu  

China’s Zheng Qinwen said she was bitterly disappointed not to have shown her best tennis as she was blown off the Rod Laver Arena court by Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The 21-year-old, playing her first Grand Slam final and hoping to emulate her childhood hero Li Na’s 2014 triumph at Melbourne Park, showed her best …

Dominant Aryna Sabalenka defeats Qinwen Zheng to win Australian Open 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Dominant Aryna Sabalenka defeats Qinwen Zheng to win Australian Open 2024

India TV News  

The Belarus star Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended her Australian Open title with a dominant win over China's Qinwen Zheng in the women's final on Saturday, January 27. The World no.2 clinched her second Grand Slam career title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over the world no.15 Zheng at Rod Laver Arena. Sabalneka became the first player to successfully defend the …

Australian Open 2024: Sabalenka bids for repeat title against China’s ‘Queen Wen’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Sabalenka bids for repeat title against China’s ‘Queen Wen’

The Hindu  

Aryna Sabalenka will Saturday bid to become the first woman to defend the Australian Open title since 2013, but Zheng Qinwen has her own date with destiny. That’s it, actually.” While 12th seed Zheng cannot compete in the experience stakes, the 21-year-old has been on a rapid rise, showing she has the temperament and game to handle pressure situations. “I …

Defending champion Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff, will meet Zheng in Australian Open final
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Defending champion Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff, will meet Zheng in Australian Open final

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka has taken her Australian Open title defense all the way back to the championship match because she has applied a crucial lesson from her U.S. Open final loss to Coco Gauff. Zheng lost in the U.S. Open quarterfinals to Sabalenka last year in her best previous run at a major but said she’s more prepared …

Zheng sweeps into last eight, as Alcaraz set to face Zverev
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zheng sweeps into last eight, as Alcaraz set to face Zverev

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen reacts after beating Oceane Dodin of France to reach the last eight. MELBOURNE, Australia－Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will meet Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open quarterfinals and Daniil Medvedev is also back in a last eight that is stacked with the top six seeds. No 12-seeded Zheng Qinwen, a quarterfinalist at last year's US …

US Open winner Gauff to play Australian Open titleholder Sabalenka in semifinals
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open winner Gauff to play Australian Open titleholder Sabalenka in semifinals

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff hopes she’s got her “bad” match out of the way at the Australian Open before meeting defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals. “After U.S. Open, I really wanted that revenge, and, I mean, that’s a great match.” Gauff’s long three-setter had a knock-on effect that made for a long night at Melbourne Park. “I …

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