However, in a final impressive show of physical and mental resilience, Keys won five of the next six points to complete a sensational win after two hours and
Aryna Sabalenka will next play either World No.2 Iga Swiatek of Poland or World No.14 Madison Keys of the United States. Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka continues her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a straight-sets victory over Denmark's Clara Tauson.
Sabalenka beat good friend Paula Badosa of Spain earlier Thursday, 6-4, 6-2. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, can become the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open singles crowns. "If she plays like this," the 11th-seeded Badosa said, "I mean, we can already give her the trophy."
She has started her season by winning an 18th career WTA title in Brisbane on Jan 5. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On paper, Aryna Sabalenka's win over Clara Tauson may appear to have been a straightforward affair, but it was anything but for the world number one.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka blamed heavy balls and a slow court Friday ... Next up is either rising Russian teenage star Mirra Andreeva or Poland’s Magdalena Frech. Sabalenka is hunting down a rare hat-trick of consecutive Australian Open titles ...
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are clear favourites to win their respective semi-finals on Thursday and set up a blockbuster Australian Open title decider.
Madison Keys pulled off a stunning upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open women's singles semi-final on Thursday (January 23, 2025), saving a match point along the way.
which was manufactured and sold in Poland. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the main title favourites in Melbourne.(AP) Last year, Sabalenka defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen in the final 6-3 6-2 ...
Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against United States' Taylor Fritz, at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Antonio Calanni/AP)