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April 30, 2026 9:41 AM

Baptiste’s variety drags Sabalenka out of comfort zone in Madrid shock

Hailey Baptiste offered a glimpse of how Aryna Sabalenka can be unsettled on clay after mixing forays to the net with changes of pace to save six match points and prevail over the world number one in their Madrid Open quarter-final on Tuesday. Baptiste's 2-6 6-2 7-6(6) victory ended Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak, as the 24-year-old American's inventive tennis under extreme pressure, most notably her serve-and-volley approach, dragged her opponent out of her comfort zone. With the Fre...

March 14, 2026 9:56 AM

Rybakina beats Svitolina to set up Indian Wells final with Sabalenka

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina added another milestone by reaching her second Indian Wells final with a 7-5, 6-4 win over world No. 9 Elina Svitolina in one hour and 46 minutes. The victory marked her 12th straight win over Top 10 opponents, a streak that began last October in Ningbo, where she also lifted the title. Playing her seventh career match against Svitolina, the world No. 3 was broken in her opening service game but responded with a pair of breaks to claim the opening set, w...

January 29, 2026 4:26 PM

Australian Open: Sabalenka edges past Svitolina to enter 4th consecutive final

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her golden run at the ongoing Australian Open 2026 as she registered a dominant 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles semifinal at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday. Sabalenka was in complete control from the start and needed just over an hour to seal her place in the final. This will be the fourth consecutive time she plays in the Australian Open final. The Belarusian used her power and strong serving to keep S...

January 27, 2026 4:01 PM

Sabalenka, Zverev beat the heat to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Aryna Sabalenka stayed cool under the blazing Melbourne sun to beat American teenager Iva Jovic and reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday while Alexander Zverev was briefly made to sweat under the Rod Laver Arena roof before going through. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will avoid the worst of the conditions on the hottest day of the year's opening Grand Slam when he plays in the evening session against Australian Alex de Minaur, after Coco Gauff meets Elina Svitolina for a last-four spot. ...

January 9, 2026 3:00 PM

Sabalenka sets up semifinal clash with Muchova in Brisbane

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka moved into the semifinals of the Brisbane International after defeating world No. 5 Madison Keys 6–3, 6–3 in straight sets in a rematch of the 2025 Australian Open final on Friday. The victory also saw Sabalenka notch up eight consecutive wins in Brisbane and 36 of her last 38 matches in Australia. The match marked Sabalenka’s second meeting with Keys since her loss to the American in the Australian Open final, following a dominant 6–1, 6–0 victory at India...

September 3, 2025 9:40 AM

Sabalenka gets walkover into US Open semis following Vondrousova injury

Novak Djokovic reasserted his dominance over fourth seed Taylor Fritz with a 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4 victory on Tuesday to set up a blockbuster U.S. Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz. The 38-year-old arrived at Arthur Ashe Stadium having beaten Fritz in all 10 of their previous meetings but had to battle hard at times to move past last year's runner-up and stay on track for a record 25th major title. After a strong start, Djokovic came under intense pressure in the ninth game of the match and ...

August 22, 2025 9:58 AM

Sinner to start U.S. Open against Kopriva, Sabalenka faces tricky test

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has been handed a relatively smooth path to the U.S. Open final, while Aryna Sabalenka faces a tricky road in her title defence after the draw was announced on Thursday. Sinner’s fitness has been under the spotlight after he pulled out of the Cincinnati final earlier this week while trailing Carlos Alcaraz 5-0, and later withdrew from mixed doubles in New York. The Italian, however, will be relieved with a favourable draw as he begins against Czech Vit Kopriva...

August 12, 2025 9:23 AM

Sabalenka edges Raducanu at Cincinnati Open, Sinner passes Diallo test

World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her Cincinnati Open title defence alive by claiming a 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) victory over Emma Raducanu in a marathon third-round clash on Monday, while men's top seed Jannik Sinner overcame Canadian Gabriel Diallo. Fresh off their third-round clash at Wimbledon last month, Sabalenka and Raducanu produced another epic contest, featuring a 13-deuce game in the third set, before the 27-year-old Belarusian sealed victory in three hours and nine minutes. Sabale...

July 3, 2025 4:04 AM

Normality returns to Wimbledon as Alcaraz and Sabalenka ease through

Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London's tropical heatwave ensured that a sense of normality returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on Wednesday after two sweat-soaked days of shocks, although Jasmine Paolini's exit meant the surprises did not end. A stream of big names including Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev crashed and burned in the oven-like temperatures of the first round. So when Alcaraz walked on Centre Court to continue his bid for a third s...

March 5, 2025 10:17 AM

Tennis-Sabalenka swoons over new, faster Indian Wells court surfaces

World number one Aryna Sabalenka is enamored with the new surfaces at Indian Wells, the Belarusian believing the faster courts will play into her powerful game, while Carlos Alcaraz said he did not understand the reason for the change. Indian Wells, which has long been known for its gritty, slow hard courts, has been resurfaced this year by Laykold, the company that also provides surfaces for the Miami Open and U.S. Open, to make playing conditions more consistent. "I love them (the courts). T...