Aryna Sabalenka opens her Australian Open title defence with a straight-set victory over American Sloane Stephens.

Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown Sunday with ...

ShareAryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Ste – phens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown ...

Belarusian top seed Sabalenka had a first-set wobble but was otherwise in control against 2017 US Open champion Stephens, ...

Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown with Alexander ...

Zheng Qinwen's tennis resume is quite different from what it was when she showed up at the Australian Open a full year ago.

Aryna Sabalenka had a strong start to her Australian Open title defense. She defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 in the first ...

Last night, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens in their first-round match at the Australian Open. Sabalenka bested Stephens in straight sets in just 71 minutes: 6-3, 6-2. The WTA World No.1 ...

By Nick Mulvenney and Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka opened her bid for a third straight Australian ...

A battling Aryna Sabalenka credited new a "mental toughness" Sunday for helping her survive an Australian Open first-set wobble that a few years ago might have cost her the match.