Aryna Sabalenka survives early test at Australian Open
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survived a first Australian Open test, but last year's beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen suffered a shock second-round exit.
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Naomi Osaka rallies for 3-set win vs. Karolina Muchova at Australian Open - ESPN
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka reached the third round of a major for the first time since 2022 when she weathered an early barrage from US Open semifinalist Karolina Muchova before rallying to win 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Naomi Osaka Battles To Keep Focus With Los Angeles Fires 'Three Blocks From Home'
Naomi Osaka said on Monday she was struggling to keep focused at the Australian Open with the deadly and massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles "three blocks" from her house. The two-time Melbourne champion defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round and afterwards said: "I was watching the fire map and the fire is three blocks from my house. I had someone go get my daughter's birth certificate." The 27-year-old former world number one, who has a young daughter named Shai, represents Japan but lives in Los Angeles.
Australian Open 2025: Who are the other women's contenders to look out for?
The following are the dark horses for the women's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek To Clash For United Cup As Czech Player Makes Abrupt Exit
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney amid bizarre circumstances. Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina to help last year's runners-up Poland see off Kazakhstan and they were joined in Sunday's final of the mixed-teams tournament by the Gauff-led United States. The Americans defeated the Czech Republic, with Gauff beating Karolina Muchova and then an increasingly irate Tomas Machac retiring from his match against Taylor Fritz in an abrupt and bewildering ending.
United States set up final against Poland in United Cup
SYDNEY :Former champions the United States returned to the final of the United Cup mixed team tournament with a fortuitous victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and set up a title clash with Poland, who hammered Kazakhstan.
Czech Republic hammer Italy, book United Cup semi-final with US
SYDNEY : The Czech Republic ended Italy's quest to claim a third straight team competition title on Friday, thumping them 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the United Cup and book a meeting with former champions the United States.
Alexander Zverev Injured As Holders Germany Crash Out Of United Cup, USA Advance
Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open, while top seeds USA beat China to reach the semi-finals. In Sydney, women's world number two Iga Swiatek led Poland into the last eight by winning a rematch of her 2023 French Open final against the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova. Britain also progressed to the quarter-finals with Katie Boulter's dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australia's Olivia Gadecki enough to guarantee they won their group.