Aryna Sabalenka plays Sloane Stephens in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Sabalenka-Stephens prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Sabalenka-Stephens.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a backhand return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their first round ...

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. The Belarusian, who is seeking to become the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles ...

Sloane Stephens shared an emotional note days after facing an early exit at the 2024 Australian Open. The American faced a challenging start to her campaign, drawing World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in ...

Last year, the American star ordered sushi and smoothies to the court while feeling lethargic mid-match. But it backfired when she was told off by the umpire. Stephens faced Anna Kalinskaya in the third round 12 months ago. The former US Open champion won a marathon first set 7-6 (8) in over an hour but quickly started to struggle in set two.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Get caught up on the Australian Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more: — In the U.S.: ESPN and Tennis Channel. — Other countries are listed here.

Australia — Aryna Sabalenka began her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, eliminating 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3 ...

After her sensational victory over Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys joins the Williams sisters and ten others in reaching at least one final at both hard-court Grand Slams since the beginning of the century

Sabalenka and Keys played a three-set thriller in the semi-finals of last year’s US Open. Keys lost her bite under pressure and let it slip, but her nerve-rattling three-set triumph over Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals suggested a more merciless mentality.

But that could well change on Saturday, when Keys will take on two-time defending Australian Open champion Sabalenka in her second slam final having produced a stunning upset of Iga Swiatek. She is confident she has learned from her US Open experience, saying with a smile: “I’ve obviously thought of that match endlessly for the past eight years.

Madison Keys will take on Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 Australian Open women's single's finals on Saturday, Jan. 25. Keys advanced to the finals with an incredible upset win against second-seeded Iga Swiatek.