Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3,

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defense by defeating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Sunday.

Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday. It was by no means peak Sabalenka, with the world number one broken twice by her American opponent in a wayward first set in the evening clash at Rod Laver Arena.

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka launched her bid for a third successive Australian Open title with a storm of power hitting and a 6-3 6-2 demolition of former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens on Sunday.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her Australian Open winning streak to 15 matches on a rain-soaked opening day at Melbourne Park. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Sloane Stephens (No. 84 in the world) takes on Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn Krueger

Aryna Sabalenka has retirement on her mind. The world No. 1 revealed in a video posted right before the start of her quest to three-peat at the 2025 Australian Open that she wants to have kids sooner rather than later, and at age 26, that could mean retiring earlier than perhaps many expected.

Aryna Sabalenka takes on Sloane Stephens in the first-round match of the Australia Open 2025 on Sunday. Here are the live streaming and other details of the women's singles tennis match

World No. 1 and defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens in her first round match.

Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka had a strange encounter with her opponent, American player Sloane Stephens, just ahead of their match. The duo will square off in the first round of the Australian Open.

Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday.

Aryna Sabalenka continues her title defence at the Australian Open. The World No. 1 claimed the trophy in both 2023 and 2024, extending her unbeaten streak in Melbourne to 17 matches and achieving