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.

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 Thursday, Clara Tauson (No. 42 in rankings) will face Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open.Sabalenka earned a two-set win over Jessica Bouzas

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.

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.

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.

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

It’s hard to keep count with Aryna Sabalenka as she shows off her hand-eye finesse on Rod Laver Arena. She’s rising on tiptoe, bending, balancing, the instrument in her right hand a brilliant blur.

American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home, writing on a TV camera lens “RIP TikTok USA” and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.

With a 6-1, 6-2 victory over 14th-seeded Mirra Andreeva to open play Sunday at Rod Laver Arena, Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. She'll be joined there by Coco Gauff.