Top players continued their strong runs at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, with Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka advancing to the next stage after impressive victories in their respective Men's Singles and Women's Singles matches.
Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza has backed Serbian legend Novak Djokovic, insisting that it is far too early to write off the great tennis player despite his Grand Slam title drought since the end of 2023.
Rybakina made history, becoming the first Kazakh player to capture the Australian Open women's singles title, defeating the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set contest on Saturday.
This is her second major title after the Wimbledon 2022 title, having become the first-ever Kazakhstan to win the Wimbledon as well. The world number five adds another first to her resume, beating Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to secure the title, as per WTA's official website.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the women's singles final after thrashing 12th-seeded Elina Svitolina in a one-sided semifinal at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
The 19-time WTA tour-level titlist, yet to win her first-ever Grand Slam, took a big step ahead in her pursuit of the glory, booking the clash against world number Aryna Sabalenka.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka crushed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic's Australian Open dream run, securing a 6-3, 6-0 victory on Rod Laver Arena in under 90 minutes.
Aryna Sabalenka faced a stern challenge as she battled her way into the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open in Melbourne with a 7-6(4), 7-6(7) victory against Anastasia Potapova. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff battled past fellow American Hailey Baptiste.
Sabalenka, a two-time Australian Open champion in 2023 and 2024, beat Tiantsoa by 6-4, 6-1 victory at Rod Laver Arena. The win did not come easy for the four-time Grand Slam champion, being level at 4-4 in the first set at one point. However, Sabalenka's experience and stature was simply too