Sloan Stephens has accused the media of calling her 'flat' on court as she hit out at reporters after she beat Daria Kasatkina in Round 2 in Melbourne.

By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka opened her bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Sloane Stephens on Sunday after rain had washed away a good chunk of play on the opening day at Melbourne Park.

Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her Australian Open winning streak to 15 matches on a rain-soaked opening day at Melbourne Park. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Jannik Sinner will try to put a doping scandal behind him when he kicks off his Australian Open defence against Nicolas Jarry, while Aryna Sabalenka's bid for a hat-trick of titles starts on Sunday against Sloane Stephens.

Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown yesterday with Zheng Qinwen and Casper Ruud also winning as storms caused havoc on day one of the Grand Slam.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts while playing against Sloane Stephens of the United States during the first round on Day 1 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 12, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP ... eliminating 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night in just 71 minutes. Sabalenka is seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament for the ...

Three of them are training at Carlton — ex-Hawk Denver Grainger-Barras, as well as recently delisted Blues Matt Carroll and Sam Durdin — while two are at West Coast — ex-Sun Sandy Brock and former Saint James Van Es, with the latter only linking up with the Eagles in recent days.

Nine stars reveal the secrets to their success. The longest match in Australian Open history came in the 2012 men’s singles final, when Novak Djokovic triumphed in five sets over Rafael Nadal. That high-quality contest between two arch rivals spanned a whopping 5 hours and 53 minutes.

Aryna Sabalenka continues her title defence at the Australian Open. The World No. 1 claimed the trophy in both 2023 and 2024, extending her unbeaten streak in Melbourne to 17 matches and achieving

Third-seeded Coco Gauff has a potentially tricky night match against No. 30 Leylah Fernandez in the third round at the Australian Open. Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, has won