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Jessica Pegula ends Madison Keys' repeat bid at Australian Open
A year after winning her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne, Madison Keys saw her bid for a repeat end on Monday at the hands of another American looking to follow in Keys' footsteps at the Australian Open.,Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula swept the ninth-seeded Keys 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of best friends...
Jessica Pegula ends Madison Keys' repeat beat at Australian Open
A year after winning her first career Grand Slam in Australia, Madison Keys saw her bid for a repeat end on Monday at the hands of another American looking to follow in Keys' footsteps in winning her first Slam in Melbourne.,Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula swept the ninth-seeded Keys 6-3, 6-4 in a battl...
Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina storm into Aussie Open quarters
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday at the Australian Open, and that could be a sign of big things to come in Melbourne for the 21-year-old American.,The victory puts Gauff into the quarterfinals and improved her record against the 19th-seeded Muchova to 5-0...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, teen Iva Jovic storm into Aussie Open quarters
At the outset of the 2010s, current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had earned a reputation for struggling in the big moments. She rose to the top five in the world, but would lose to lower-seeded players in the second week of majors.,But hoisting four major championship trophies in three years has comp...
Iga Swiatek, trio of Americans advance to Australian Open 4th round
No. 2 seed and six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek didn't play her best, but it was good enough to defeat No. 31 Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 on Saturday to move to the fourth round of the Australian Open.,It took Swiatek, of Poland, one hour and 44 minutes to advance to the second week of the...
Trio of top-10 Americans advance to Australian Open's 4th round
Three American women -- No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Madison Keys -- advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with straight set victories on Saturday in Melbourne.,Anisimova defeated countrywoman Peyton Stearns, 6-1, 6-4. Pegula ousted Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russ...
Coco Gauff rallies to advance to 4th round in Melbourne
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat fellow American Hailey Baptiste 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 and advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.,Gauff need one hour, 50 minutes to capture the win. It was her 77th in a Grand Slam event in 100 matches. Among active ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Mboko escape trouble, advance in Melbourne
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus subdued a stubborn Anastasia Potapova of Austria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.,Sabalenka has now reached the round of 16 for six consecutive years has taken 23 of her last 24 matches in Melbourne.,After exchanging early br...
Iga Swiatek reaches Australian Open 3rd round with quick win
No. 2 Iga Swiatek continued her quest to win a career Grand Slam, easily dispatching Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.,Swiatek, of Poland, needed just 79 minutes to earn the victory, which sent her into the third round of a G...
Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys advance to Australian Open's 3rd round
Two of the top four American women's tennis players appear headed for a showdown in the round of 16 in the Australian Open.,However, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 defending champion Madison Keys are not quite there yet.,Both veterans won their second-round matches over countrywomen in Melbourne on ...
Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round in Australia
Two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.,Sabalenka appeared to be in cruise control, sprinting to a 5-0 first-set lead, but Bai, ranked No....
Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round of Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.,Sabalenka appeared to be in cruise control, sprinting to a 5-0 first-set lead, but Bai, ...
Reigning champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australia
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion.,For the No. 9 seed, the first hour and 12 minutes against Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check. After a slow start, Keys cruised in the fi...
Champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australian Open
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion.,For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs. Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova represented a major reality check.,After a slow start, Keys cruised in the...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory at Australian Open
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the No. 3 seed is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, defeated Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne conditions on Monday.,Gauff reached a...
Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory, advances to Australian Open 2nd round
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne condition...
Zeynep Sonmez helps fainting ball girl at Australian Open
Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez came to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday in the first round of the Australian Open.,Alexandrova was serving for the second set with the temperature at 29 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit) whe...
Aryna Sabalenka wins opener on day of upsets in Australia
Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez and France's Elsa Jacquemot pulled off upsets as the Australian Open got underway on Sunday in Melbourne.,World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Russia avoided any hint of an upset, handling France's Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4, 6-1. Sabal...
Elena Gabriela Ruse pulls off first upset as Aussie Open begins
Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse swept 26th-seeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday, pulling off the first upset of a seeded player as the Australian Open got underway in Melbourne.,After failing to convert three break points in the third game of the opening set, Ruse got it done on her n...
WTA roundup: Mirra Andreeva storms to Adelaide title
Third-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva won 12 of the last 13 games to defeat No. 8 seed Victoria Mboko of Canada 6-3, 6-1 for the Adelaide International title Saturday in Australia.,Andreeva overcame a 3-0 deficit in the opening set to win the battle of teenagers in just 64 minutes, earning her fourth ...