Aryna Sabalenka

July 11, 2025 9:48 AM

Anisimova outlasts Sabalenka, Swiatek fells Bencic to lock in Wimbledon final

Amanda Anisimova tore up the script and soared into her maiden Wimbledon final by outclassing world number one Aryna Sabalenka with fierce determination and fearless shot-making on Thursday and will meet Iga Swiatek for a shot at Grand Slam glory. Anisimova's 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory extended her record over her equally powerful rival to 6-3, and kept alive American dreams of a third women's Grand Slam champion this year after Madison Keys won the Australian Open and Coco Gauff won the French Open. ...

July 7, 2025 12:31 PM

Sabalenka stands tall, Norrie survives to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka and men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz both survived tough tests to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals and Cameron Norrie kept alive British singles hopes after surviving a five-set thriller on Sunday. Sabalenka ruined home favourite Emma Raducanu's dream in the previous round but had the Centre Court crowd cheering her on as she beat Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel. Wimbledon's new automated line-calling technology came under fire after an...

July 1, 2025 9:36 AM

Alcaraz survives Wimbledon scare, Sabalenka serene, but others feel the heat

Carlos Alcaraz survived Wimbledon's hottest-ever opening day although the Spaniard was far from his sizzling best as he began his quest for a hat-trick of titles with a scare against Fabio Fognini at the All England Club on Monday. With air temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius, Alcaraz needed more than four hours to subdue veteran Fognini, winning 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 2-6 6-1 - the last set interrupted after a spectator became unwell in the heat and required assistance. Women's top seed Aryna ...

June 6, 2025 9:32 AM

Sabalenka downs holder Swiatek to set up French Open final with Gauff

World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled past four-times champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first French Open final with a 7-6(1) 4-6 6-0 win on Thursday that ended the Pole's reign in Paris and snapped her 26-game winning streak at the tournament. The Belarusian will face 2022 finalist Coco Gauff in Saturday's showcase match after the American crushed French hopes with a straight-sets victory over wild card Lois Boisson. Sabalenka's power proved too much for defending champion Swiatek, who was...

June 4, 2025 9:11 AM

Alcaraz bludgeons Paul to reach French Open semis, Swiatek to face Sabalenka

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past American 12th-seed Tommy Paul 6-0 6-1 6-4 at the French Open on Tuesday with a jaw-dropping display of attacking tennis in one of the most one-sided men's quarter-finals in Paris in recent memory. Four-time champion Iga Swiatek, who is looking to become the first woman in the professional era to win four consecutive titles in Paris, also punched her semi-final ticket with a straight sets win over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine to set up a mouth-wat...

March 17, 2025 11:27 AM

Russian teen Andreeva beats top seed Sabalenka to claim Indian Wells title

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva fought back to overcome world number one Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, winning a second WTA 1000-level event in a row to keep her charmed year on track. The 17-year-old Andreeva, the youngest women's champion at the tournament since Serena Williams in 1999, found her form midway through the match and crumpled to the ground in celebration after closing it out with a forehand winner. Top seed Sabalenka pulled herself out of a slu...