Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic. Sabalenka had been pushed in her two previous matches by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Clara Tauson, but she was ruthless against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

Aryna Sabalenka faces Mirra Andreeva in the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (1/18/25) at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria.

The world No. 1 joked that she "need[s] to know who designed my character" upon learning that her AO Animated counterpart looks different in one big way.

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open. Gauff eliminated 2021 U.S.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka knocks out teenager Mirra Andreeva on Rod Laver Arena; Coco Gauff battles back to set up showdown with Spaniard Paula Badosa; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Aryna Sabalenka faced Denmark’s Clara Tauson in an intense match at the third round of the Australian Open 2025. The Belarusian emerged victorious with a 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 score over her opponent.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

In a match scheduled for Saturday, Mirra Andreeva (No. 15 in rankings) will face Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Sabalenka defeated Clara Tauson 7-6, 6-4 on

Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, where she's three wins from achieving something no woman has done since the 1990s.

The world No. 1 dropped just three games against Mirra Andreeva to win an eighteenth straight match in Melbourne, commemorating the result with an on-court snapshot.