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...
MELBOURNE (AFP) — An emotional Aryna Sabalenka said it will take a "few more days" to sink in after battling from a set down to win a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 28. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup following her win over...
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reacts after winning her 2021 US Open Tennis tournament women's quarterfinals match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 7, 2021. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) Filipino-Canadian teen left-hander...
THRILLER - Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 14, 2021.(AFP) Serena Williams outlasted big-hitting Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday in a three-set...
