Fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina rallied from three games down in the third set to defeat World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and win her first Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.
Can you name every women's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era?Note: The Open was moved from January to December in 1977, so there were two Opens played in that year. It was moved again in 1986 from December to January, so there was no Open played in 1986.
Aryna Sabalenka is cruising through the Australian Open. She dominated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals and has made it to the final of the year's first Grand Slam for the fourth straight time.
The Australian Open women’s final is set, and fans have every reason to look forward to this one. Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are back on the same stage where they met in the 2023 final, ready for another chapter in their growing rivalry.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will clash in the Australian Open men’s singles final after both emerged victorious in marathon semi-finals, while Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina prepare for a rematch in the women’s final.
The Australian Open women’s final delivers the matchup tennis fans have been waiting for, as the two most dominant players on hard courts meet once again on the sport’s biggest stage.
Aryna Sabalenka didn’t need extra motivation on Wednesday night in Melbourne, but she got it anyway. A rare call about her grunting turned a normal Australian Open semifinal into a major talking point.
In a repeat of what was one of the matches of the 2020s, Aryna Sabalenka is set to face Elena Rybakina, with the Australian Open title on the line once again.
For the second time in four years, the Australian Open women’s final will be contested between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, two of the biggest hitters on tour.
With 23 Grand Slam singles titles and more than six years spent at the top of the women’s tennis ranking, Serena Williams dominated the sport like few others.
If you were looking for a safe bet in the unpredictably chaotic world of tennis, you could do a lot worse than backing Aryna Sabalenka on a hard court in Melbourne.
Aryna Sabalenka brought the jokes to her post-match press conference at the Australian Open. Sabalenka routed Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 in their quarterfinal match at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday night.
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka powered her way into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday, defeating 17th seed Victoria Mboko of Canada 6-1, 7-6 (1) to stay on course for a third title in four years.
At the outset of the 2010s, current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had earned a reputation for struggling in the big moments. She rose to the top five in the world, but would lose to lower-seeded players in the second week of majors.
It’s not often that a World No. 1 tennis player sits down in the middle of a Grand Slam and maps out their personal life for the next decade, but Aryna Sabalenka has never really been one to stick to the script.
It has become very evident that Aryna Sabalenka is the topic of conversation at this year's Australian Open. A little over 24 hours ago, Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova called for all Belarusian and Russian players to be banned from the Australian Open, including Sabalenka.