Tag: Sabalenka
No.1 Sabalenka sizzles past Sakkari as WTA Finals begin
Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka hits a return to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their womens singles quarter final match of the WTA China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday by dominating Greece’s Maria…
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Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina all make it through at All England Club
World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a late start and the lack of a Center Court crowd to progress into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Petra Martic. Swiatek had been scheduled to play second on the biggest venue at the All England Club on Friday, but Andy Murray’s unfinished…
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Aryna Sabalenka keen to shun political talk on return to Wimbledon – rezal404
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Photo Shoot – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Australia – January 29, 2023 Australian Open champion Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka kisses the trophy during a photo shoot REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/ Aryna Sabalenka will aim to keep the focus on tennis and not politics on her return to Wimbledon,…
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Aryna Sabalenka says she will be stronger after French Open loss, furor – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 8, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her semi final match against Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS— World number two Aryna Sabalenka was left to rue missed chances in her French Open semi-final loss to Czech Karolina Muchova on Thursday but said…
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French Open: Karolina Muchova wins marathon contest against Aryna Sabalenka to reach maiden Grand Slam final
Czech Karolina Muchova saved a match point before battling back from the brink against Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open women’s singles final where she will face defending champion Iga Swiatek. Muchova, the world No 43, won 20 of the last 24 points to upset the second seed 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 in…
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Djokovic, Alcaraz on track for French Open showdown, Sabalenka snubs press again – rezal404
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in action during his fourth round match against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. (Reuters) PARIS – Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz inched closer to a blockbuster French Open semi-final showdown with imperious wins on Sunday as Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka skipped another press conference due to being asked to comment on the war in Ukraine…
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Ukraine’s Kostyuk tells Belarus’ Sabalenka to take a personal stand on war – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 28, 2023 Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in action during her first round match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS – Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka after their first-round match at the French Open and the Ukrainian feels the Belarusian should…
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Sabalenka powers into French Open second round in win marred by jeers – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 28, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her first round match against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS – Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka powered into the second round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in a feisty clash…
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Kostyuk did not deserve jeers for refusing handshake, says Sabalenka – rezal404
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 28, 2023 Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk walks past Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after losing their first round match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PARIS – Aryna Sabalenka said she understood Marta Kostyuk’s decision to skip customary post-match handshakes with Russian and Belarusian players following Moscow’s invasion of her country…
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Aryna Sabalenka says comments from Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko ‘not helping’
Aryna Sabalenka fears comments from Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko may make her even more unpopular on the WTA Tour and insists she would “stop the war” in Ukraine if she could. The world No 2 spoke last month about the “hate” she encountered in the locker room amid strained relations between some players following Russia’s…
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