Aryna Sabalenka defeats Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to retain Australian Open title
25-year-old Aryna Sabalenka defended her Australian Open title on Saturday, defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to win her second Grand Slam. Sabalenka, who is Belarusian but competes under a neutral flag because of Belarus’s support of Russia against Ukraine, is the first woman since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to win the title in consecutive years. Second-seeded Sabalenka was …
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Australian Open: 19-year-old Linda Noskova defeats World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in 3rd round
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after her 18-match winning streak was snapped by World No. 50 Linda Noskova, a 19-year old making her main draw debut. The Czech teenager won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, as Poland’s Swiatek seemed in control at first but with forehand errors making the eventual difference in their third-round meeting. “I …
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‘Reborn’ Raducanu ready for comeback after triple surgery ordeal
2021 US Open champ Emma Raducanu, the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1977, has said she feels “reborn” as she prepares to make her return at the Auckland Classic after an eight-month injury hiatus. Raducanu has long struggled with injuries and left last year’s tournament after rolling her ankle in a second round match. …
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Australian Open prize money increases to over €50m
$AU 86.5 million(€53.3m) will be up for grabs at the Australian Open in January, in an increase of 10 million Australian dollars from 2023. The 112th edition of the tournament begins Jan. 14 in Melbourne Park, as 2023 champion world no. 2 Aryna Sabalenka seeks to defend what was her first career Grand Slam. Naomi Osaka has also announced her …
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Naomi Osaka to make tennis return at Brisbane International less than six months after giving birth
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her return to tennis at Brisbane International, a warmup tournament for the Australian Open that takes place from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Osaka, who spent 25 weeks in 2019 as world no.1, announced the birth of daughter Shai in July. She had withdrawn from last year’s Australian Open before revealing her …
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Naomi Osaka Reveals Tennis Comeback Plans for 2024
Former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka, is gearing up for a powerful tennis comeback in 2024. The tennis sensation, who recently became a mother to daughter Shai, has her sights set on a busy tournament schedule, including the Australian Open in January. Osaka, who withdrew from this year’s Australian Open due to her pregnancy, shared …
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Australian Open: All You Need To Know
The 2020 Australian Open gets under way on Monday 20th January. Read the HerSport preview.
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