Tag: Sabalenka
A new era for women’s tennis? Iga Swiatek against Aryna Sabalenka proved a point in the Madrid Open final | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek’s victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final will go down as arguably one of the greatest women’s matches of the Open Era. On the brink of defeat, Swiatek saved three championship points to win the title with an incredible three-set victory over defending champion Sabalenka in a matchup of the top…
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Iga Swiatek: World No 1 defeats Aryna Sabalenka in Mutua Madrid Open classic | Tennis News
World No 1 Iga Swiatek saved three championship points to dethrone Aryna Sabalenka in a 7-5 4-6 7-6 (9-7) classic at the Madrid Open on Saturday. Sabalenka had won the 2023 final in three sets but it was Swiatek who triumphed this time to secure her 20th career title and deny the Belarusian a third…
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Mutua Madrid Open: Iga Swiatek thrashes Madison Keys to set up final rematch against Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis News
Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka and world No 1 Iga Swiatek will face off again at the Mutua Madrid Open in a repeat of last year’s final. World No 1 Swiatek needed just 71 minutes to reach her third final of the year and move one step closer to her third WTA 1000 title of the…
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Miami Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Paulo Badosa after emotional week following death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov | Tennis News
Aryna Sabalenka defeated her best friend Paulo Badosa in her first match since the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov earlier in the week. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka returned to the tennis court after Koltsov died at the age of 42 on Monday in what police described as an “apparent suicide” in Miami.…
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Aryna Sabalenka to open Friday’s play at the Miami Open against Spain’s Paula Badosa | Tennis News
Aryna Sabalenka will open Friday’s play at the Miami Open against Spain’s Paula Badosa – just days after the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov at the age of 42. Sabalenka said her “heart is broken” following the death of her former boyfriend Koltsov. Former ice hockey player Koltsov, who played in the NHL…
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Aryna Sabalenka: My heart is broken after death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov in Miami | Tennis News
Aryna Sabalenka says her “heart is broken” following the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov. Former ice hockey player Koltsov, who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, died in Miami aged 42 on Monday in what police described as an “apparent suicide”. Sabalenka, who is scheduled to participate in this week’s Miami…
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Ex-NHL player Koltsov, boyfriend of Sabalenka, dead at 42
Sweden’s Jimmie Ericsson (L) and Belarus’ Konstantin Koltsov vie for the puck during the preliminary round match Sweden vs Belarus at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships on May 6, 2013 in Stockholm. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND Konstantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of two-time tennis Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka and a former ice hockey player,…
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Indian Wells: Emma Raducanu knocked out by Aryna Sabalenka as Cameron Norrie loses to Gael Monfils | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu is out of Indian Wells after being beaten 6-3 7-5 by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, as Cameron Norrie also lost on a disappointing day for the Brits. Raducanu fought hard after losing the second set but was overpowered at times by Australian Open champion Sabalenka and she is still yet to…
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Indian Wells: Aryna Sabalenka fights back to set up third-round match against Emma Raducanu | Tennis News
Aryna Sabalenka saved four match points in the third set and needed four match points of her own in the deciding set tie-break to overcome American Peyton Stearns 6-7(2) 6-2 7-6(6) in a thrilling second-round clash at Indian Wells on Saturday. Stearns was on the brink of the biggest win of her career when she…
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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina face-off for title | Tennis News
The so-called ‘Big Four’ of women’s tennis converge at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina set to face off. World No 1 Swiatek is the player in red-hot form as she sealed her third successive Qatar Open title with a straight-sets victory over Rybakina…
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