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Sep 7, 2024 6:13 PM CDT

Sabalenka Makes US Open Breakthrough

After blowing a lead over Coco Gauff last year, Sabalenka holds on against Jessica Pegula

(Newser) - "So many times I was so close," Aryna Sabalenka said after her rollicking US Open victory on Saturday in New York, "and it's always been a dream of mine." Her frustration, which included a finals loss a year ago after leading Coco Gauff, ended with...

After a Tough Loss, a Training Room Racket Smash

Training Room Racket Smash
Causes a Fuss in Tennis

Sep 11, 2023 7:29 AM CDT

Training Room Racket Smash Causes a Fuss in Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka vents in players' room afterward, raising privacy questions

(Newser) - Aryna Sabalenka has had such a strong year in tennis that she will be ranked No. 1 on Monday even after losing the US Open final over the weekend to American Coco Gauff. But that loss nevertheless stung for the 25-year-old Belarussian, as video from the players' dressing room after...

French Open Stars Discuss Refusal to Shake Hands

Refusal to Shake Hands
Riles French Open Fans

May 28, 2023 10:50 AM CDT

Refusal to Shake Hands Riles French Open Fans

Kostyuk of Ukraine has decided to skip pleasantries with players from Russia or Belarus

(Newser) - Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam tournament's No. 2 seed, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine checked her phone at 5am. At least one person was killed when the capital of Kostyuk's country was subjected...

Sabalenka Gets Over Initial Jitters to Win Australian Open

We Have an
Australian
Open Winner

Jan 28, 2023 5:30 AM CST

We Have an Australian Open Winner

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, wins first Grand Slam title

(Newser) - Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women's final Saturday. The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who's from Belarus, was appearing in her first major final, per the AP . She improved to 11-0 in...