BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year's opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova ...

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On Sunday, Sabalenka came back to defeat 21-year-old qualifier Polina Kudermetova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final to secure her 18th career title. Sabalenka won her first Brisbane title in 2023, when the ...

Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player and a certified powerhouse of the WTA. When she hits the ball, it stays hit. Sabalenka was born on 5 ...

"That was definitely a tricky match, really, really tricky, aggressive game," Sabalenka said post-match. In what was her first WTA final, Kudermetova showed plenty of spirit, fighting and ...

Aryna Sabalenka braced for her Australian Open title defence with a gritty win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday (January 5, 2025). The ...

This was her fourth trophy Down Under since 2023. Sabalenka came back from a set down to defeat the 21-year-old qualifier Polina Kudermetova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the women's singles final to secure ...

Sabalenka offered another reminder of her class by breaking in the deciding set with a neat crosscourt forehand winner and staved off a late comeback attempt from Kudermetova to win her first ...

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Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year's opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6 ...