Aryna Sabalenka

March 29, 2026 4:47 PM

Aryna Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff in Miami tennis final, completes ‘Sunshine Double’

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami ‌Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'. World number one Sabalenka, who reached the final without dropping a set, won 73% of her first-serve points and faced just two break points en route to victory in a rematch of the 2025 French Open final won by Gauff. Sabalenka is only the fifth woman to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-...

March 16, 2026 9:32 AM

Sabalenka ends Indian Wells hoodoo with epic three-set victory over Rybakina

World number one Aryna Sabalenka finally conquered her Indian Wells demons on Sunday, defeating Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) in a breathless final to claim the desert title for the first time and secure her 23rd career crown. The victory was sweet redemption for the Belarusian, who had lost her previous two Indian Wells finals, including to Rybakina herself in 2023, and had begun the year with a defeat to the Kazakh 26-year-old in the Australian Open final in January. Rybakina, a two-time Gra...

February 2, 2026 8:51 PM

New Melbourne queen Elena Rybakina happy to find highest level again

Elena Rybakina said she was delighted to reach the level shown by rivals Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek again, having beaten the dominant duo of women's tennis on the way to claiming her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday. The 26-year-old Kazakh dismantled world number one Sabalenka 6‑4 4‑6 6-4 in the final on Rod Laver Arena to add another major trophy to her cabinet following her breakthrough Wimbledon triumph in 2022. It followed a fluent quarter-final victory o...

January 30, 2026 1:01 PM

Aryna Sabalenka primed for Elena Rybakina rematch with eyes on third Australian Open crown

Aryna Sabalenka will bid for a third Australian Open trophy in four years on Saturday when the Belarusian collides with fellow power-hitter Elena Rybakina in a heavyweight rematch of their title showdown three years ago. The dynamics have shifted since Sabalenka's breakthrough win in 2023, the 27-year-old now the clear favourite following three more Grand Slam triumphs and Rybakina yet to win another major after her 2022 Wimbledon success. The pair know each other well having met 14 times on t...

January 30, 2026 12:57 PM

Australian Open: Elina Svitolina keeps sadness at bay after Sabalenka semi-final defeat

Elina Svitolina said she would not permit herself to be sad following her Australian Open semi-final loss to Aryna Sabalenka, adding that she was lucky to be playing tennis while people are suffering in her Ukraine homeland. Svitolina bowed out of her first semi-final at Melbourne Park with a 6-2 6-3 defeat to top-seeded Belarusian Sabalenka in a match overshadowed by geopolitical tensions. Russian and Belarusian players have been banned from representing their nations at Grand Slams and tour ...

January 30, 2026 11:16 AM

Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka says hindrance call against her helped in semi-final win

Aryna Sabalenka said losing a point for hindrance after grunting in a rally helped fire her up on the way to an emphatic Australian Open semi-final win over Elina Svitolina. World number one Sabalenka beat Svitolina 6-2 6-3 to reach her fourth successive Australian Open final but she was infuriated at 2-1 in the first set when Swede Louise Azemar Engzell awarded the point to Svitolina mid-rally. Remonstrating with Engzell, Sabalenka was told she had made two noises after a shot, with the secon...

January 30, 2026 10:03 AM

Supreme Sabalenka and Rybakina set up Australian Open final showdown

Aryna Sabalenka swept to her fourth successive Australian Open final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a semi-final overshadowed by geopolitical tension and will play familiar rival Elena Rybakina next. Rybakina set up a blockbuster rematch of the 2023 final at Melbourne Park by overcoming American Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-6(7), as the Russian-born Kazakh ramped up her own hunt for a second major title following her 2022 Wimbledon triumph. Top-seeded Belarusian S...

January 28, 2026 4:42 PM

Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina set for politically-charged Australian Open semi-final

Aryna Sabalenka will aim to take a huge stride towards a third Australian Open title in four years when the Belarusian top seed clashes with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a semi-final simmering with geopolitical tension. Both players will navigate the political sensitivities that have cast a shadow over their meetings on the tour since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, for which Belarus has been a staging ground, and there will be no customary handshakes at the net. The war has ...

January 23, 2026 10:51 PM

Alcaraz dazzles in 100th Grand Slam match as Sabalenka, Gauff grind through

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff took a rocky path to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday but Carlos Alcaraz glided into the last 16 in his 100th Grand Slam match. Home favourite Alex de Minaur made the last 16 for the fifth successive year, becoming the second Australian to achieve the feat in the professional era since John Newcombe's run from 1969-76, while third seed Alexander Zverev continued to dominate Briton Cameron Norrie. A day after 40-year-old Swiss Stan Wawrinka led a ...

January 23, 2026 3:09 PM

Alcaraz dazzles in 100th Grand Slam match as Sabalenka grinds through to fourth round

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff took a rocky path to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday but Carlos Alcaraz's road was paved with gold in his 100th Grand Slam match. A day after 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka led a parade of yesterday's heroes into the third round, the TikTok generation had their moment in the Melbourne Park sun. American 18-year-old Iva Jovic knocked out seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2 7-6(3) while Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko beat 14th seed Clara Tauson to bo...