Aryna Sabalenka

Before 2023, anybody who had watched Aryna Sabalenka at her best would have wondered why she had not made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles event. She had the ‘big game’ — a powerful serve and a crushing forehand, a combination…

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka's long-awaited confirmation as a Grand Slam champion and a corker of an Australian Open final were a welcome balm for the WTAas the women's tour seeks to move on from a bruising loss of star power.Challenges lie…

By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic's Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP rankings.His four-place rise…

By AFP PARIS: Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka climbed to second in the new WTA rankings released on Monday after claiming her first Grand Slam title as Poland's Iga Swiatek retained the top spot. The…

PARIS: Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka climbed to second in the new WTA rankings released on Monday after claiming her first Grand Slam title as Poland's Iga Swiatekretained top spot.The Belarusian advanced three places to reach…

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka is a life lesson. A pick-me-up reel for anyone struggling with anything. She lost her father three years ago. Sergey Sabalenkawas 43 and it was because of him that his daughter played tennis.In the last few…

Novak Djokovic won his 22nd Grand Slam title by capturing his 10th Australian Open title. (Photo by ... Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were hot at the 2023…

By AFP MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka's serve was in pieces a year ago and she was having to scrape through fraught battles in Australia as her fragile emotions were laid painfully bare. Now she is a Grand Slam champion…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — One point away from her first Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka faulted. And then she faulted again. She grimaced. She yelled and turned her back…

Double-faulting on her first championship point at 5-4 in the decider, Aryna Sabalenka let out a scream of frustration. She’d been there before, in the company of her long-standing troubles: a wobbly second serve and nervy mind. On the…