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Late charge puts top seed Aryna Sabalenka into US Open quartersAryna Sabalenka's quest for a third consecutive U.S. Open title remained on track when the No. 1 seed from Belarus advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Taylor Townsend on Sunday.,The victory, in 1 hour, 15 minutes, over the unseeded Townsend of the United States was not without...

No. 3 Jessica Pegula rallies from slow start to reach US Open fourth roundAfter easing through the first two rounds, No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula overcame her first bout of adversity with aplomb, rallying for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat of No. 31 seed Canadian Leylah Fernandez to advance into the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open Friday in New York.,Pegula, the runner-up in the 2024 U...

Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz fall in QFs of U.S. Open mixed doublesSerena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz had a promising start to the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament when they won their first-round match, but the pair of former World No. 1s were then eliminated in straight sets in the quarterfinals.,Williams and Alcaraz defeated New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Gre...

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advances to third round in Cincinnati with ease

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed just 54 minutes to rout China's Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday, coasting into the third round of the Cincinnati Open.,It was a dominant showing on all fronts for the Belarusian, who won 93.3% of her second-serve points and 80% of her second-return points. She lost j...

Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto

Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...

Top seeds working out issues entering play at Wimbledon

Both top-seeded players are facing significant questions as the tennis calendar unfolds to the 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday in London.,For Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka, the issues are performance-related, while defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy faces primarily health...

Diana Shnaider jolts Aryna Sabalenka at French Open

Diana Shnaider rallied from a set and two breaks down to stun World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday in Paris.,Shnaider, the 25th seed from Russia, pulled out a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 win over four-time major winner Sabalenka in 2 hours and 12 minutes. The victory sn...

Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff charge into French Open 3rd round

A pair of top seeds advanced to the third round of the French Open with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and No. 4 Coco Gauff earning straight-set victories Thursday at Paris.,No. 6 Amanda Anisimova also advanced along with No. 16 Naomi Osaka of Japan, No. 17 Iva Jovic, No. 19 Madison Keys, No. 22 A...