Jan 12, 2025 · 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 Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night in just 71 minutes.

Jan 12, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka's first-round match at the Australian Open was a test in more ways than one. Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion at Melbourne Park, overcame a tricky test against America's Sloane Stephens, registering a 6-3, 6 …

Jan 12, 2025 · MELBOURNE : Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday. It was by no means peak Sabalenka, with the...

Jan 12, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka launched her bid for a third successive Australian Open title with a storm of power hitting and a 6-3 6-2 demolition of former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens on Sunday.

Jan 12, 2025 · Sloane Stephens has the crowd in the palm of her hand as she somehow bats back Aryna Sabalenka's smash volley and forces the error from the defending champion. But it's an otherwise...

Jan 12, 2025 · World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka raised the curtain on her 2025 Grand Slam year with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 victory over former US Open champion Sloane Stephens to safely reach the second round of the Australian Open.

Jan 12, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka says the Australian Open "feels like home" after she began her title defence with a straight-set victory over American Sloane Stephens. The world number one and back-to-back...

5 days ago · Interestingly, Madison Keys avenged Sloane Stephens' defeat to World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Melbourne last week. The World No. 81 had succumbed 3-6, 2-6 to the Belarusian in their first-round ...

Jan 12, 2025 · The two-time winner defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on a rain-delayed opening day in Melbourne

Jan 12, 2025 · The two-time defending champion beat Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 in the first round to begin her bid for a historic hat-trick at Melbourne Park. But the Belarusian did not have it all her own...