World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defense by defeating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Sunday. The Belarusian, who is seeking to become the first woman ...

Aryna Sabalenka is simply a much, much better tennis player than Sloane Stephens. Also, she is the two-time defending Australian Open champion and, as we said above, the best hardcourt player in ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka began her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, eliminating 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane ...

Aryna Sabalenka will face Sloane Stephens in the opening round of the 2025 Australian Open. The defending champion expressed caution, recognizing the danger Stephens poses with a "nothing to lose ...

On Saturday, Sloane Stephens (No. 84 in the world) takes on Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open. Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn Krueger on ...

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns with Sloane Stephens in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open on Sunday, January 12. Sabalenka enters the Melbourne Major on the back of a title ...

MELBOURNE – Aryna Sabalenka began her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, eliminating 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3 ...

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a backhand return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday ...