Jan 25, 2025 · 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 · 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. Sabalenka is seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time and while she was not perfect in this first-round match — “Not like ...

Jan 26, 2025 · That US Open decider in 2017 ended in a nerve-racked, error-strewn defeat to good friend Sloane Stephens, unable to salvage a game in the second set of a 61-minute demolition. On Saturday, Stephens was among the first to offer her congratulations from afar. ... and the first at Melbourne Park since Naomi Osaka in 2021.

Jan 12, 2025 · MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts while playing against Sloane Stephens of the United States during the first round on Day 1 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 12, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) ... eliminating 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6 ...

Jan 12, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka hands Sloane Stephens ninth straight loss while earning 15th successive Australian Open win. The world No. 1 closed out a 6-3, 6-2 victory after 71 minutes Sunday evening in Melbourne.

Jan 12, 2025 · Sloane Stephens of the U.S. plays a forehand return to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 12 ...

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 way ...

Jan 12, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka is officially up and running at the 2025 Australian Open with the defending champion taking down Sloane Stephens with relative ease 6-3, 6-2 to end Sunday's action on a rain delayed day in Melbourne.. The reigning champion at the Australian Open and the US Open, Sabalenka's streak of winning on hard court majors is no joke and that was proven again today as she extended the ...

Jan 9, 2025 · World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will begin her Australian Open title defense by facing former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens after the draw ceremony for the hardcourt major took place in Melbourne ...

Jan 12, 2025 · The two-time winner defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on a rain-delayed opening day in Melbourne . Jump to content. US Edition Change.