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Sabalenka grinds down Badosa to reach Australian Open final

Double defending champion Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 with an impressive display of raw power to reach her third successive Australian Open final on Thursday. Top seed Sabalenka will meet the winner of second seed Iga Swiatek versus American Madison Keys, who face off in the second semi-final at Rod Laver Arena. Sabalenka will be bidding for her fourth Grand Slam title in the women's decider on Saturday. It was not the perfect game from the formidable Belarusian, however,...

November 29, 2024 10:38 AM

Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after failing doping test, says ITIA

World number two and five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Thursday. Swiatek tested positive in an out-of-competition sample in August but the ITIA, which runs tennis's anti-doping programme, accepted that it was caused by contamination of her medication melatonin, which was manufactured and sold over the counter in her native Poland. ...