Coco Gauff’s Australian Open Journey Ends in Quarterfinals as Paula Badosa Secures Semifinal Spot MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff’s quest for a second Grand Slam title came to an abrupt halt at the Australian Open on Tuesday. The 20-year-old American, who had been riding a 13-match winning streak, fell to Spain’s Paula Badosa in … Read more
Storming the Semis: Sabalenka Digging Deep, Badosa’s Triumph, and Novak vs. Carlos Showdown Looms }} Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, faced a stern test on Tuesday before booking her spot in the Australian Open semi-finals. The Belarusian star, aiming to replicate Martina Hingis’ feat of three straight wins at Melbourne Park, initially looked comfortable … Read more
The Australian Open was delayed by rain on day one (WILLIAM WEST) Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen overcame a sluggish start to blast into the Australian Open second round Sunday as storms caused havoc ahead of Aryna Sabalenka beginning her quest for a historic third consecutive crown. Fifth seed Zheng, last year’s losing finalist, had the … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal match. Sinner upset Djokovic in the semifinals here last year before coming back to beat Daniil Medvedev in the … Read more