Aryna Sabalenka cut a frustrated figure during the Australian Open final as she lost in three sets to Madison Keys, before breaking down into tears and leaving the court

Sabalenka smashed her racket on the bench after Madison Keys prevented her from completing an Australian Open three-peat.

Steffi Graf (1988-90) and Monica Seles (1991-93) have also achieved the feat, but Sabalenka was quick not to overlook her upcoming clash with Badosa

The Australian Open women's singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys on Jan 25 looks well-poised. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aryna Sabalenka has revealed she smashed her racquet in frustraion after losing the Australian Open final because she had been “so close close to achieving something crazy”. The world No.1 had been the red-hot favourite to join the greats in tennis history by completing a hat-tricks of title wins here.

Aryna Sabalenka def Qinwen Zheng, 6-3, 6-2 2023 — Aryna Sabalenka def. Elana Rybakina, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. 2022 — Ashleigh Barty def.

No matter how well intended, it’s an unfair comparison that does Sabalenka no favours at all ... Evonne Goolagong, Margaret Court, Nancye Wynne Bolton and Daphne Akhurst.

Order of play for Friday, January 17 at the 2025 Australian Open, with Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff all playing.

I'll come back stronger and I'll do my best next year," Aryna Sabalenka said. The Belarusian had won the tournament in 2023 and 2024 and was on course to join the likes of Margaret Court ...

A tennis great has ripped into Aryna Sabalenka for taking some of the ... The only others to have achieved the feat are Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf ...

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka greeted each other before ... previously achieved only by five women in the Open Era including Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka ... time ago that off the court we are friends, while on the court she really wants to win, I really want to win," Sabalenka told Reuters after ...