The world No. 1 is seeking a third Australian Open title in a row. This is what makes her the best player in the world.

"She played super aggressive. Very fast, very deep, very aggressive," conceded a disappointed Sabalenka after tasting defeat at the Australian Open for the first time since 2022. "It seemed like everything was going her way. I was just trying to put the ball back ... couldn't really play my aggressive tennis. I couldn't really do my stuff."

Back-to-back Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka is aiming for a feat only a few others ... to claim her second consecutive Australian Open title, before beating Jessica Pegula to win at Flushing Meadows. It means Sabalenka has played in the last ...

MELBOURNE - Zheng Qinwen was the first big name to exit the women's draw at the Australian Open on Wednesday after the Olympic champion was stunned by Laura Siegemund while top seed Aryna Sabalenka made heavy weather of her second round match before going through.

Aryna Sabalenka's best Grand Slam singles results ... WTA 1000 title at the 2024 Cincinnati Open, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets. She also emerged victorious at the 2024 ...

While there have been plenty of surprises in the men's bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.

Madison Keys received a flood of congratulatory messages on social media after winning the 2025 Australian Open, from her fellow WTA players to the rapper Lil Wayne.

So far, confirmations; the surprise of the day was the defeat of Qinwen Zheng, finalist last year here in Melbourne. The Chinese was defeated by Laura Siegemund, who played a truly extraordinary match. The German is now in an open draw portion, in which there are also Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Diana Shnaider and Donna Vekic.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the ... The later Friday slate was due to include No. 7 Jessica Pegula of the United States against Serbia's Olga Danilovic, No. 3 ...

Paul survived a comeback bid by Australia’s Chris O’Connell in front a feverishly partisan crowd; the American tightened up when he served for the match in the fourth set, then fought through a shoulder injury to take the decider 7-5. Nishikori, meanwhile, came back from two sets down, and saved two match points, against Thiago Monteiro.

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open. Gauff eliminated 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the thi

That includes wins on Friday for No. 1 Aryna ... Sabalenka, who is the two-time defending champion in Australia, No. 3 Gauff, No. 11 Paula Badosa and No. 14 Mirra Andreeva. However, No. 7 seed ...