Top seed Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the WTA Finals in Guadalajara on Monday, losing a gruelling three-setter against Greek fourth seed Maria Sakkari. Sakkari set up a semi-final showdown with Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit after outlasting Sabalenka 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in 2hr 47min. Sabalenka was left ruing a failure to capitalise on key … Read more
Canadian teen sensation Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday by defeating world number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the US Open semi-finals. The unseeded 19-year-old prodigy eliminated Wimbledon semi-finalist Sabalenka 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4 and could capture her first Slam crown on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Fernandez will … Read more
Ashleigh Barty is an Australian professional tennis player and former cricketer. The 25-year-old Australian fought for the third time in a series of other matches in Germany to beat fifth-placed Sabalenka 3-6, 6-0 and 6-3. It took Barty 23 minutes to win the second set and, although he suffered a 3-1 break in the third, … Read more
