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Aryna Sabalenka survived probably her toughest Australian Open match since the 2023 final versus Elena Rybakina as the Belarusian overcame world No. 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 2-6 6-3. Early in the match,

Aryna Sabalenka revealed that the wind was causing big problems for her and admitted that she was just hoping to "magically" get through her Australian Open quarterfinal match. On Tuesday, the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open champion lost her first set at Melbourne Park since Elena Rybakina took one in the 2023 final.

Aryna Sabalenka jokingly threatened to "put something" in her team's drinks and "put them asleep" as she shared her celebratory plans at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 is looking to pull off the three-peat at Melbourne Park after lifting the trophy in 2023 and 2024, and she moved one step closer after reaching the semi-final.

Aryna Sabalenka once again showed her fighting spirit on the court at the Australian Open as she clinched a place in the semifinals after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion ... where she was the runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka two years ago. Rybakina, who is seeded No. 6 in Melbourne, characterized ...

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Consecutive Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka is aiming for a feat only a few others have completed.The world no.1 only dropped one set on her way to winning the 2023 and 2024 titles at Melbourne Park.

While she's eager to collect memories in this way -- the printed photo earned her approval with a grin and a thumbs-up -- Sabalenka says that the line of thinking behind her project doesn't extend to how she's approaching the year on the match court.

Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, says she disagrees with the WTA Tour’s decision to provisionally suspend her longtime coach, Stefano Vukov, and reiterated that she never made a complaint about him.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said Saturday she would put the controversy surrounding her former coach Stefano Vukov to one side to focus on winning the Australian Open.

The world No. 1 has now won her last 17 matches Down Under—and her last 22 sets—as she edges into the second week after a tense battle with ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson.