CANCUN (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she feels "disrespected" by tennis' governing body and claimed the hastily-built court being used for the WTA Finals at the Mexican resort of Cancun is "not safe." Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) Sabalenka eased past Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-0,...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday, Oct. 29, by dominating Greece's Maria Sakkari in a group-stage opener at the WTA Finals. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) The 25-year-old from Belarus, who captured this year's...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will try to hold off Poland's second-placed Iga Swiatek for the year-end world number one spot when the WTA Finals begin on Sunday, Oct 29, at Cancun, Mexico. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) The $9 million season-ending outdoor hardcourt showdown of eight...
BEIJING (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka slumped out of the China Open in the women's quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-2 defeat to Elena Rybakina on Friday, Oct. 6, in Beijing. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP) Most of the opening games went with serve until Rybakina broke the Belarusian late on and...
BEIJING (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka said on Tuesday, Oct. 3, her performances in "key moments" were crucial to surviving a major scare in the China Open second round, after she defeated unseeded Katie Boulter 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) in Beijing. Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka both breezed into the next round of the China Open with routine victories on Sunday, Oct. 1. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz hits a return against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in their men's singles match during the China Open tennis tournament at the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Daniil Medvedev overcame roasting temperatures to battle into the US Open semifinals on Wednesday, Sept. 6, as Aryna Sabalenka delivered a sizzling display to reach the last four. Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts against Andrey Rublev of Russia during their Men's Singles...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Ukraine-born Belgian player Maryna Zanevska brought the curtain down on her tennis career by snubbing a post-match handshake after losing to Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka at the US Open on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Maryna Zanevska of Belgium waits to return a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of...
LONDON (AFP) -- Ons Jabeur fought back from a set and 4-2 down to defeat Aryna Sabalenka and reach a second successive Wimbledon final on Thursday, July 13, saving the All England Club from a potentially embarrassing diplomatic headache. *Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns the ball to Belarus's Aryna...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz stayed on track for a Wimbledon title showdown against defending champion Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, July 12, as Ons Jabeur avenged her painful defeat in last year's final. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates beating Denmark's Holger Rune during their men's singles...
PARIS (AFP) --Â Reigning champion and world number one Iga Swiatek swept into the French Open final on Thursday, June 8, after unheralded Karolina Muchova saved a match point before stunning second seed Aryna Sabalenka. *Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Brazil's Beatriz...
As the first tennis Grand Slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open in Melbourne has always been an exciting sports event to kick off the year. And as the pre-Open tournaments were being held, there was the raging undercurrent of how Serbian Novak Djokovic would be on a mission of revenge, for...
