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Be brave. That's what Madison Keys kept telling herself on the way to winning the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Be brave. Go for it. Those were the mantras Madison Keys turned to as she confronted the most significant points of her tennis career, trapped in the cauldron of a third set that was tied at 5-all, 30-all in the Australian Open final...
Australian Open: Madison Keys can win her first Slam title and stop Aryna Sabalenka's threepeat
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S. Open back in 2017, the one other time the American participated in a Grand...
Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Zheng Qinwen's tennis resume is quite different from what it was when she showed up at the Australian Open a full year ago. No matter everything she accomplished in 2024 — a runner-up finish at Melbourne Park; an Olympic gold medal for China — she felt jitters...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Sloane Stephens to begin her bid for a third Australian Open title
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...
Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennis
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he's doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles. He's also got his young rival, Jannik Sinner, in mind. ...
Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round
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...
