Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka blamed heavy balls and a slow court Friday as she dropped four serve games in a row before "pushing to the limit" to keep her Australian Open hat-trick dream alive.
The world No. 1 has now won her last 17 matches Down Under—and her last 22 sets—as she edges into the second week after a tense battle with ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson.
Djokovic creates slice of history as Zheng stunned in Melbourne Novak Djokovic created a slice of Grand Slam history on his way into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday, but last year’s women ...