MELBOURNE, Jan 23 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka passed her first major test of the Australian Open on Friday, fending off a serious challenge from Anastasia Potapova to reach the fourth round with a tense 7-6(4) 7-6(7) win. At a Grand Slam spiked with geopolitical tension, Potapova played for Austria af

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 : Iga Swiatek resumed her quest for a first Australian Open title and career Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over unseeded Marie Bouzkova to reach the third round on Thursday, as she showed no signs of the sluggishness that dogged her in the last round.The 24-year-old arrived in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 : Iga Swiatek resumed her quest for a first Australian Open title and career Grand Slam with a 6-2 6-3 victory over unseeded Marie Bouzkova to reach the third round on Thursday, as she showed no signs of the sluggishness that dogged her in the previous round.The 24-year-old arrived in Melbou

Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Carlos Alcaraz advance to the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a first Australian Open title with an unconvincing 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue under the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.Six-times Grand Slam champion Swiatek was in all sorts of trouble, broken three times by the hard-hitting Yuan wh

MELBOURNE, Jan 18 : Aryna Sabalenka came under early pressure as she launched her bid for a third Australian Open title but the Belarusian clicked into gear and overpowered French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1 to reach the second round on Sunday.The world number one arrived for the match at R